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Wang Jianlin, a Billionaire at the Intersection of Business and Power

In November 2013, the New York Times reported that Bloomberg had killed an investigative report into the intricate ties between a wealthy businessman and China’s political leaders. Soon after, a lead reporter on the story, Michael Forsythe, was dismissed from Bloomberg, and two editors resigned. Forsythe was subsequently hired by the New York Times in Hong Kong, where he has now resurrected the censored story in a lengthy piece about Wang Jianlin, Asia’s richest