VideoFugitive tycoon Guo Wengui brags of ‘too beautiful’ new Manhattan apartment, amid attempted asset freeze
Guo’s video tweet showcases his Park Avenue unit’s 360-degree view overlooking Central Park
China’s best-known fugitive tycoon, Guo Wengui, boasted about a luxury apartment he claimed to own in one of New York City’s tallest buildings, just days after a hedge fund requested a freeze on any funds he receives from the sale of another high-profile property in the neighbourhood.
The unit, which appears to be in 432 Park Avenue, has a 360-degree view, overlooking Central Park and offering views to the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations headquarters, according to a Twitter post Guo recently published.
The tweet carries a video, shot and narrated by Guo from the unit, in which Guo says he “needs more time [to furnish], but the place is really just too beautiful”.
At one point in the video, Guo points to another building south of Central Park, sometimes known as “billionaire’s row”, and says: “Across the way is HNA’s Wang Qishan highest apartment,” referring to HNA Group, which owns Hainan Airlines and many high-profile properties worldwide, and China’s anti-corruption tsar.
Guo has claimed on Twitter that a relative of Wang benefitted from a hidden shareholding in HNA.
Last month, HNA Group said it filed a defamation lawsuit against the fugitive billionaire, calling his recent allegations tying the company to corruption involving Chinese leaders “baseless” and “meritless”. Guo’s claims “have harmed HNA Group’s reputation”, the company said in a statement, adding that HNA would “vigorously pursue its claims” against Guo.
