BS in Computer Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology (1986-1990)
Known for
business partner of the Wen Jiabao family
Spouse
Desmond Shum (married 2004-2015)
Children
1 son
Duan Weihong (Chinese: 段伟红; pinyin: Duàn Wěihóng; b. December 29, 1966), or Whitney Duan, is a Chinese billionaire.[1][2] She is known as a business partner of the family of former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. Duan was secretly detained on 5 September 2017, possibly in relation to an investigation into Sun Zhengcai.[3][4] She resurfaced in 2023.[5]
In a memoir written by her ex-husband Desmond Shum titled Red Roulette, Duan established a close relationship with Zhang Peili, Wen's wife, and is said to have fallen victim to the party’s use of "extralegal kidnappings" to facilitate opaque investigations.[6][1][7] In an interview with NPR, Shum stated that he had received a call from Duan urging him not to publish his book, a request that he said was made under duress.[8][9]
^ abMitchell, Tom (September 2, 2021). "Mystery of missing woman who struck deals with China's 'red aristocracy'". Financial Times. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^Shum, Desmond (September 5, 2021). "The Missing Mogul". The Wire China. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^Barboza, David; Forsythe, Michael (February 7, 2018). "Corruption Inquiry Draws Nearer to Former Chinese Prime Minister". The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^"纽约时报:段伟红事件牵涉温家宝，抑或孙政才？" [The New York Times: Duan Weihong incident involves Wen Jiabao or Sun Zhengcai?]. Deutsche Welle (in Chinese). February 8, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^"Detained Red Roulette billionaire Duan Weihong resurfaces in China". South China Morning Post. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
^Wong, Chun Han (September 3, 2021). "An Insider Details the Chinese Communist Party's Disdain for 'Expendable' Entrepreneurs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^"A new book looks behind Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign". The Economist. September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^Shum, Desmond (September 6, 2021). "'Red Roulette' Reveals The Inside Of China's Wealth-Making Machine". NPR (Interview). Interviewed by Steve Inskeep. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^Mitchell, Tom (September 6, 2021). "Missing Chinese entrepreneur briefly surfaces on eve of book's publication". Financial Times. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
DuanWeihong (Chinese: 段伟红; pinyin: DuànWěihóng; b. December 29, 1966), or Whitney Duan, is a Chinese billionaire. She is known as a business partner...
of memoir Red Roulette (2021). He was married to Chinese billionaire DuanWeihong. Desmond Shum was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong. He holds...
how things get done at the top in China". Shum's former wife Whitney DuanWeihong, under arrest and incommunicado since 2017, placed a telephone call to...
directed to him alone and pleaded for other defendants to be acquitted. DuanWeihong Ren Zhiqiang Jack Ma Wong, Chun Han (November 20, 2020). "China's Detention...
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Zhang Hongjie Zhang Tao 2015 An Lijia Li Yuliang Liu Yunqi Sun Shigang Tan Weihong Tang Yong Xi Zhenfeng Yu Jihong Zhang Suojiang 2017 Chen Jun Guo Zijian...
2024-03-15. Yao, Jing; Sterling, Keenan; Wang, Zhe; Zhang, Yun; Song, Weihong (2024-01-05). "The role of inflammasomes in human diseases and their potential...
Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 106: No 3. doi:10.13130/2039-4942/6146. He, Weihong; Shi, G. R.; Jianjun, Bu; Niu, Zhijun (July 2008). "A New Brachiopod Fauna...
interpreted as a cnidarian and a senior synonym of Hexaconularia sichuanensis by Duan et al. (2017). Fossilized cnidarian medusae are described from the Cambrian...
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