Wang Yanan, China's 'Red Princess' of auctioneers

Wang Yannan, the queen of China's auction industry, dubbed the "Red Princess" by foreign media, is a flamboyant character. As director and president of the China Guardian Auctions Company,.......

Red Nobility: Zhang Xiaoyan, daughter of Zhang Gaoli

Soon after Tianjin party secretary Zhang Gaoli was made one of the seven members of the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, .......

Investment in the future: Li Zhanshu's daughter in Hong Kong

Li Qianxin, daughter of the director of the General Office of the Communist Party Central Committee Li Zhanshu, is currently working in an investors'  .......

Red Nobility: Andy Yung, grandson of 'Red Capitalist' Rong Yiren

Frances Yung is the deputy chairperson of Citic Pacific Communications and the granddaughter of Rong Yiren, the vice president of China between 1993 and 1998.Born in 1972 in the city of Wuxi in.......

Red Nobility: Frances Yung, granddaughter of the 'Red Capitalist'

Frances Yung is the deputy chairperson of Citic Pacific Communications and the granddaughter of Rong Yiren, the vice president of China between 1993 and 1998.Born in 1972 in the city of Wuxi in.......

Red Nobility: Carl Yung, grandson of the 'Red Capitalist'

Carl Yung, son of Larry Yung and grandson of former Chinese vice president Rong Yiren — known as the "Red Capitalist" — was born in 1969 and is currently deputy managing director of Citic Pacific.......

Red nobility: Jeffrey Li, son of Li Ruihuan

Jeffrey Li is the second son of Li Ruihuan, a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party from the late 1980s until 2003.......

Red Nobility: Ye Jingzi, granddaughter of Ye Jianying

Ye Jingzi is the granddaughter of Marshal Ye Jianying, a PLA general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983. She is currently the director of......

'Red nobility' Yu Zhengsheng navigates China's factional politics

As one of the princelings of China — the scions of CCP elites — Yu Zhengsheng maintains a good relationship with two competing party factions: the one that surrounds former president Jiang Zemin, and the other centered around his successor, Hu Jintao......

Chairman Mao's granddaughter pursues cultural evolution

Kong Dongmei, the daughter of Li Min, the only surviving child of Mao Zedong, has the same distinctive mole on her chin as her grandfather.Born in Shanghai in 1972, her father is Kong Linghua, son of......

Apple falls far from the tree: Deng Xiaoping's American grandson

The biological legacy of Deng Xiaoping — the intrepid Chinese Communist Party leader credited with reforming the country's economy — is not as sterling as his political legacy.Deng raised two sons;......

Jiang Zemin's grandson sets up private equity fund

Jiang Zhicheng, grandson of the former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, set up a private equity fund － the Boyu Investment Advisory Co — with Louis Cheung......

Wen Ruchun, Wen Jiabao's mysterious daughter

Hong Kong media have recently revealed that Wen Ruchun, the only daughter of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, is married to Liu Chunhang, the director of the statistics department and research bureau at the China Banking Regulatory Commission......

Bad apple Li Xiaoyong

Li Xiaoyong, the second son of the former Chinese premier Li Peng, once served as chairman of Anya Armed Police Technology Corporation and director of the political department of the Armed Police ......

China's "princelings" — the descendants of revolutionary heroes — are frequently the butt of jokes and public denouncement, accused of abusing their influence and living extravagant lifestyles. Zeng Wei, son of former vice president Zeng Qinghong, is no exception.....

Hu Haiqing, the only daughter of the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, graduated from the elite Tsinghua University in 1993 (her father is also an alumnus). Her classmates speak of her as both easygoing and passionate while at university....

Li Xiaopeng, 53, the son of the former Chinese premier Li Peng and therefore considered a "princeling," was first a businessman before entering politics....

Zhu Yanlai, the only daughter of former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, currently serves as assistant chief executive of Bank of China (Hong Kong) and is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference....

Jiang Miankang, Jiang Zemin's lesser-known son

Born in Shanghai in 1957, Jiang Miankang is the second son of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. He graduated from Shanghai Second Polytechnic University in 1985 and worked at a technological....

Propaganda Department scion Liu Lefei makes a killing in finance

Liu Lefei, chairman and CEO of Chinese financial conglomerate CITIC Private Equity Funds Management and director of CITIC Securities ....

Chairwoman Li Xiaolin inherits power, creates her own

Li Xiaolin, chairwoman of China Power International Development and daughter of former Chinese premier Li Peng, was named one of the 50 most powerful women in business by Fortune magazine in 2008.She....

'Princeling' Levin Zhu steps out of father's shadow

The expected Communist Party leadership handover to Vice President Xi Jinping at the upcoming 18th....

Princeling Jiang Mianheng's success unperturbed by scandal

Jiang Mianheng, son of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin and co-founder of China Netcom, was stripped of his position as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences last November after being ....

Red Nobility: Hu Haifeng

Hu Haifeng, the son of China's president, Hu Jintao, currently serves as vice chief secretary of Tsinghua University and the top official at Tsinghua University's Yangtze Delta Region Institute in....

'Red nobility' Jasmine Li's acceptance to Stanford questioned

Netizens in China have raised questions over Jasmine Li — granddaughter of Jia Qinglin, the fourth-ranking member of the powerful Politburo Standing....

Bo Guagua lives the high life of China's 'Red Nobility'

Earlier this year, Bo Guagua, the grandson of Communist revolutionary hero Bo Yibo, was seen stepping out of a red Ferrari pulling up to the US ambassador's residence in Beijing. It was reported that....

Noble blood: Xi Jinping's Harvard daughter

Xi Mingze, the daughter of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, is currently studying at Harvard University in the United States. She was born on June 27, 1992 to Xi's second wife, Peng Liyuan, a ........

Lady in Red: 'Princess' Chen Xiaodan casts a mysterious spell

"Red princess" Chen Xiaodan, 23, has reportedly broken up with Bo Guagua, the son of the Chongqing CCP chief Bo Xilai, with whom she was seen laughing and flirting in a series of photos taken on ........

Jewelry designer Bao Bao Wan brings independent style to China

Bao Bao Wan, Chinese jewelry maker and the granddaughter of Wan Li, former chairman of the National People's Congress, is a standard-bearer for a new generation of independent women in China.Wan ........

Changing fashions: Ye Mingzi, granddaughter of PLA general

Born in 1979 in Beijing, the Chinese fashion designer Ye Mingzi is the granddaughter of Ye Jiangying, a PLA general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ........

Hong Huang, the Oprah Winfrey of China

Hong Huang, referred by CNN as China's Oprah Winfrey, eschewed the political life of her parents and grandfather to become a TV host and magazine publisher, reports state-run news portal China.coms ........

Li Hehe: a humble Chinese princeling

Among China's princelings, the offspring of senior officials, Li Hehe, the son of former former foreign minister born in 1978 is often compared to Bo Guagua, the son of the Chongqing party secretary ........

Winston Wen turns a good profit from 'red nobility' status

Wen Yunsong, also known as Winston Wen, the only son of China's premier, Wen Jiabao, has been appointed chairman of China Satellite Communications, an appointment which has aroused a good deal of ........