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China's richest see their wealth double

The Midas touch of US investment guru Warren Buffett helped energize the bank account of Shenzhen battery and electric car magnate Wang Chuanfu in the latest China rich list in Forbes Magazine, vaulting the entrepreneur 22 places up the rankings. In... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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