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He was China’s biggest developer. Now is in jail

Less than a decade ago, Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, was one of the wealthiest men in Asia. This week, a Shenzhen court stripped him of all his wealth and sent him to life in prison. His rise and fall holds lessons for China's property market and Beijing's willingness to make an example of him.

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