Chinese chip mogul Zhao Weiguo disappears

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Zhao was a Communist Party posterboy for years, but recently criticised the way the Government operated
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Zhao was a Communist Party posterboy for years, but recently criticised the way the Government operated

Zhao's criticism of the government-led reorganisation of his company may be related

Zhao Weiguo, one of China's most renowned tech tycoons, has mysteriously disappeared in the midst of the country's broadening influence in the semiconductor industry. According to Chinese busine...

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