The big boss is from Taiwan Province Province, that is, Chen Youhao, former president of Dongdisi Group. He used to be a powerful businessman, but later he became one of the "top ten most wanted criminals" on the island.
1 petrochemical empire dreams of Xiamen
Chen Youhao may not have thought that the key step in his dream of playing his fist in the mainland met with unprecedented resistance.
The PX project with a total investment of 654.38+008 billion yuan, as the "largest industrial project ever" in Xiamen, is also the beginning for Chen Youhao to build a petrochemical empire. The project was invested by Luxiang Group and its affiliated company Longteng Aromatics, and started in June 2006 +065438+ 10. Originally planned to be put into production in 2008, the annual industrial output value can reach 80 billion yuan. Some media said that Luxiang Group controlled by Chen Youhao will become the "four giants" of Chinese mainland petrochemical industry together with Sinopec, PetroChina and China National Combustion Group.
But this time, the awakening of public awareness of environmental protection and the enhancement of awareness of rights protection in the mainland have just stranded the PX project. Now, Fujian Province has decided to move the PX project from Haicang, Xiamen, which is close to residential areas, to Gu Lei Peninsula, Zhangzhou. It is said that when Xiamen conveyed the decision of the provincial party Committee to Chen Youhao, Chen "shed tears on the spot".
From tycoons to "wanted criminals"
The PX project has become a household name in Chinese mainland, but Chen Youhao, a Taiwanese businessman who is the boss behind the scenes, is not well known by mainlanders.
Chen Youhao, 58, was born into a noble family, and his father Chen was a famous textile businessman in Tainan. 1963, after Chen Youhao graduated from the Department of Economics of National Taiwan University, relying on his family's financial resources and personal business talent, his Dongdishi Group developed rapidly and soon became a billionaire businessman.
According to reports, Chen had sex not only in the shopping mall, but also in the political circle of Taiwan Province Province and the blue-green camp. During Lee Teng-hui's tenure as the regional leader of Taiwan Province Province, Chen Youhao's career and political and business relations reached their peak.
However, the decline of real estate finally put him in danger. After his enterprise became one of the top ten groups in Taiwan Province Province, the bank suddenly "tightened money", which led to the shortage of funds for Dongdishi Group, and it had to be dissolved at 200 1, leaving debts as high as NT$ 60 billion (NT$ 4 yuan 1 RMB).
In 2002, Taiwan Province authorities began to investigate Chen Youhao's financial problems, and he immediately went to the United States to take refuge and never returned to Taiwan Province Province. In 2003, Chen Youhao was wanted by the Taiwan Province provincial authorities for many fraud cases, ranking sixth among the "Top Ten Most Wanted" and offering a reward of NT$ 6,543,800 for his arrest. Today, Chen Youhao's photo is still posted on the website of Taiwan Province provincial authorities, and the wanted reason is breach of trust.
3 Chen Shui-bian's donation scandal was exposed.
As for the wanted man, Chen Youhao has always insisted that it was framed by the Taiwan Province provincial authorities.
Chen Youhao and Chen Shui-bian have a long history. The two are not only fellow villagers in Tainan, but also seniors and schoolmates from Tainan No.1 Middle School to the Law Department of National Taiwan University. When Chen Shui-bian first became a lawyer, Chen Youhao specially hired him as a legal adviser and gave him financial support when he ran for election.
The media in Taiwan Province Province generally believe that Chen Youhao's "bet the wrong money" may be one of the reasons why he can't get along in Taiwan Province Province. In the "general election" in 2000, Chen Youhao gave each of the other two candidates a "political contribution" of 1 billion yuan, but at that time, Chen Shui-bian only got NT$ 1 billion yuan. According to Taiwan Province United Daily News, at the beginning of 2003, Chen Youhao was repeatedly asked to accuse the country and the two parties, but was rejected, so he was forcibly added to the list of "Top Ten Most Wanted".
After becoming a "wanted criminal", Chen Youhao did not submit to humiliation. While continuing to do business with the mainland overseas, he took the opportunity to counter Chen Shui-bian. On the eve of the "general election" in 2004 and the year before last, Chen Youhao held two press conferences to expose the fact that Chen Shui-bian, his wife and cronies accepted their political contributions, which made Chen Shui-bian quite embarrassed. Therefore, Chen Youhao is known as the "most troublesome repatriation target" of the Taiwan authorities.
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