(1970-05-10) May 10, 1970 (age 54) or (1968-10-05) October 5, 1968 (age 55)
Shen County, Shandong, China
Nationality
United Arab Emirates (self claim)[1]
Chinese
Occupation(s)
Businessman, political activist
Organization(s)
New Federal State of China (Founder) Rule of Law Foundation
Spouse
Yue Qingzhi
(m. 1985)
[2]
Children
2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
郭文貴
Simplified Chinese
郭文贵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Guō Wénguì
Wade–Giles
Kuo Wen-kuei
IPA
[kwó wə̌n.kwêi]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Gwok3 man4-gwai3
IPA
[kʷɔ̄ːk̚ mɐ̏n.kʷɐ̄i]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Koeh Bûn-kùi
English name
English
Miles Kwok
Guo Wengui (Chinese: 郭文贵; born May 10, 1970—self claim[3] or October 5, 1968[4]), also known under the Cantonese name Ho Wan Kwok (郭浩云),[5]Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok,[6] is an exiled Chinese billionaire businessman who became a political activist and controls Beijing Zenith Holdings (via proxies Li Lin and Jiang Yuehua),[7] and other assets.[8][9] At the peak of his career, he was the 73rd richest person in China. Guo was accused of corruption and other misdeeds by the Chinese authorities and moved to the United States in late 2014, after learning he was going to be arrested under allegations of bribery, kidnapping, money laundering, fraud and rape.[10][11] Guo says the charges are politically motivated and are a product of a campaign of political retribution carried out against him by the Chinese Communist Party government.[12] Guo is a colleague of Steve Bannon[13] and a member of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.[6]
Guo claims to be a whistle-blower, but some of his statements were unable to be verified by newspapers such as The New York Times.[14] Between 2018 and 2020, Guo launched two media projects with Bannon, G News and GTV Media Group.[15] In 2021, Guo reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay $539 million in refunds and fines in connection with illegal fundraising for the companies.[16] In March 2023, Guo was arrested by U.S. federal authorities on fraud charges.[17]
Guo has been utilizing an online misinformation network to promote unproven COVID-19 treatments and to disseminate conspiracy theories regarding vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna.[18]
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^"上訴要求解凍資產 郭文貴家族香港「洗錢案」曝出更多細節". BBC News 中文 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^"- YouTube" 郭文贵5月11日报平安直播视频, YouTube (in Simplified Chinese), May 11, 2017, archived from the original on January 27, 2020, retrieved March 23, 2019
^郭文贵围猎高官记：从结盟到反目. Caixin (in Chinese (China)). March 25, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^"中国流亡商人郭文贵在美国纽约被捕后出庭 我们知道这些" (in Chinese). ABC News. March 16, 2023. 在美国司法部公布的法庭文件中，郭文贵以郭浩云（Ho Wan Kwok）的身份被起诉。
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^【特别报道】权力猎手郭文贵. Weekly.caixin.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^"Death Threats and Dawn Raids: Welcome to China's Anti-Graft Drive". Bloomberg.com. January 25, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^Podkul, Cezary; Wong, Chun Han (October 3, 2017). "Chinese Fugitive Guo Wengui Amasses War Chest to Battle Beijing". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
^"Trump changes his mind on deporting Guo Wengui when he learns he's Mar-a-Lago member". Metro.us. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
^"Chinese Tycoon Linked to Bannon Accused Xi Government of Corruption". VOA. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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^Hilgers, Lauren (January 10, 2018). "The Mystery of the Exiled Billionaire Whistle-Blower". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
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^Michaels, Dave; Spegele, Brian (September 13, 2021). "Companies Tied to Chinese Exile Guo Wengui to Pay $539 Million to Settle SEC Action". Wall Street Journal.
^"FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Steve Bannon ally, was arrested". ABC News. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^Schwartz, Brian (September 7, 2021). "Chinese exile Guo Wengui uses misinformation network to push unproven drugs to treat Covid". CNBC. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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