https://www.scmp.com/rss/280326/feed Wen Yunsong, also known as Winston Wen, is the son of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao and his wife Zhang Beili. Wen received an MBA from Northwestern University in the US and returned to China in 2000; since then, he has set up and managed several large financial deals. He is currently the chairman of China Satellite Communications Corporation, which has ties to the Chinese space programme. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China on Monday warned its critics they were “doomed to failure” as Beijing confirmed that Premier Wen Jiabao’s family had employed lawyers to help fight The New York Times “There are always some voices in the world who do not want to see China develop and become stronger and they will try any means to smear China and Chinese leaders and try to sow instability in China,” said foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei. “Your scheme is doomed to failure,” he added. The official was responding to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1072550/china-critics-doomed-failure-wen-seeks-lawyers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1072550/china-critics-doomed-failure-wen-seeks-lawyers?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:30:19 +0000 Lawyers for Premier Wen Jiabao's family last night hit back at The New York Times for its explosive exposé about their wealth - the first time a top Chinese leader has issued a rebuttal to a foreign media report. Two lawyers released a statement on behalf of Wen's family shortly before 11pm denying, among other things, that the premier's 90-year-old mother ever held a US$120 million investment in Ping An Insurance, a central claim of the Times' report. In fact, the lawyers said, Wen's mother,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1071504/wen-family-hits-back-lies-hidden-fortune?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1071504/wen-family-hits-back-lies-hidden-fortune?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 China’s Foreign Ministry hit out at a New York Times report on Friday which claimed that Premier Wen Jiabao’s family had amassed massive wealth during his term in office. “Some reports smear China and have ulterior motives,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in response to a question about the report, which said that Wen’s family controlled assets worth US$2.7 billion dollars from 1992 until this year. The New York Times said on Thursday in a report that the relatives of China’s prime... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1070175/beijing-denounces-nyt-report-wen-family-wealth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1070175/beijing-denounces-nyt-report-wen-family-wealth?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:53:00 +0000