CDT previously reported on the Hurun rich list and the effect of the widening wealth gap in China<\/a>. Forbes has released a report naming China\u2019s 100 Richest individuals<\/a>. <\/strong>Coinciding with the Hurun rich list,Wahaha founder and chairman, Zong Qinghou, tops the Forbes\u2019 list:<\/strong><\/p>\n
According to Xinhua, while some individuals were dropped from the list, others have seen jumps in their wealth<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n
On the Forbes list, 16 are property\u00a0billionaires. Despite making it onto the list, another Forbes article reports, eight of these property billionaires have seen a decrease in their fortunes in the past year<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n