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Wang Jianlin: China’s richest man buying up the world

Global domination
Military background
Career break
Private ownership
Thriving business
Lucrative IPO
Private again
Richest man in China
China domination
Tough boss
Aggressive diversification
High-end yachts
Spanish property
Spanish football club
UK property
Chicago's priciest penthouse
E-commerce platform
Taking on Disney
First Dalian Wanda theme park
Second Dalian Wanda theme park
Paris theme park
Taking on Hollywood
North America movie theatres
Movie theatre control
New Hollywood HQ
Legendary Pictures
Sony deal
Dick Clark Productions talks
Giving back
China's answer to Hollywood
Luring Hollywood's finest filmmakers
15 of 31
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UK property

Jianlin has also invested heavily in London's lucrative property market. The Chinese tycoon owns a £82 million mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens, aka Billionaires' Row, and his company counts swathes of land in the Vauxhall district within its bulging portfolio.
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18 October 2016

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