Bruno Wang

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Bruno Wang, born Wang Chia-Hsing,[1] is a Taiwanese businessman, philanthropist, and fugitive best known for his involvement in the Taiwan frigate scandal.

Family and personal life[]

Bruno is the son of Andrew Wang, a Taiwanese businessman and arms dealer.[2] He has three siblings.[3]

According to his charity the Pureland Foundation he is based in London.[4] According to The Guardian he lives in the Cayman Islands.[5]

Career[]

Bruno and his father Andrew are key figures in the Taiwan frigate scandal with Bruno allegedly connected to the murder of Capt. Yin Ching-feng.[6]

In 2001 Swiss authorities froze accounts held by Bruno, his mother and his father in connection to the Taiwan frigate scandal.[2]

In 2006 Andrew Wang, his wife, and their four children were indicted by Taiwanese prosecutors on charges of bribery, money laundering and related illegal actions.[3] Bruno Wang denies the allegations against him.[5]

In 2010 a court in Jersey seized $6.87 million from accounts controlled by the Wang family at the request of Taiwanese authorities. Accounts in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, and Saudi Arabia were also identified by investigators.[7]

Andrew Wang died in 2015 and Taiwanese authorities continued collection actions against his family after his death.[3][8]

Wang was the co-executive producer of the movie adaptation of The Aspern Papers.[9][10]

In 2017 Taiwan's supreme court ordered the return of US$312.5 million in illegal proceeds held by the Wang family.[3]

In 2021 a Taiwanese high court estimated that the family still held US$520 million of illegal proceeds which was in addition to the US$312.5 million ordered returned in 2017.[3]

He was featured in the Suisse secrets leaks.[1]

Philanthropy[]

Bruno is the founder of the charity Pureland Foundation.[11]

He has been a production partner of both the New Vic and Old Vic theaters.[4]

In 2021 his charity Pureland Foundation helped support 'Stop Asian Hate’ rallies in San Bernardino, California.[12]

In 2021 Wang became embroiled in a scandal over contributions to Prince Charles’ charity The Prince's Foundation. He donated £500,000 to the foundation.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Leading Taiwan Politician Had Secret Credit Suisse Account At Time Of Major Defense Corruption Scandal". occrp.org. OCCRP. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kirby, Emma-Jane. "Swiss target Taiwan arms dealer". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Pan, Jason. "High Court orders return of illegal proceeds". www.taipeitimes.com. www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "New production company to support Old and Young Vic". www.purelandfoundation.com. Pureland Foundation. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Grierson, Jamie. "Prince Charles 'cash-for-honours' scandal grows with fresh allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Banking giant HSBC sheltered cash linked to dictators and arms dealers". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ Hou, Elaine. "Jersey Island seizes unlawful arms commission". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Taiwan pursues 'corrupt' arms dealer's family after he dies". www.straitstimes.com. Straits Times. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  9. ^ McNary, Dave. "Jonathan Rhys Meyers Joins Vanessa Redgrave in Period Drama 'The Aspern Papers'". Variety. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  10. ^ Anderson, Ariston. "www.hollywoodreporter.com". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Filmed West End play Cookies is released online for free during Anti-Bullying Week 2017". www.theupcoming.co.uk. The Up Coming. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  12. ^ Juarez, Leticia; Powell, Amy. "'Stop Asian Hate' rallies held across SoCal and nationwide; demonstrators decry rise in violence". abc7.com. abc7. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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