How China's private equity tycoon Wang Chaoyong's dreams collapsed

Financier with stellar resume stumbled into debt crisis amid tightening oversight

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Wang Chaoyong in 2016. He disappeared from public sight nearly three weeks ago.  © AP

YUE YUE and HAN WEI, Caixin

Wang Chaoyong, a Chinese private equity tycoon who founded Chinaequity Investment, was detained by Beijing police on allegations of misappropriation of funds, Caixin learned from multiple sources.

Wang, 56, disappeared from public sight nearly three weeks ago. He was last seen at his office in Beijing's central business district on the afternoon of Nov. 29. He was detained by police the next afternoon, sources said.

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