Wen Jiahong

Wen Jiahong, male, born in 1960, is the younger brother of former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. He is currently the Chairman of Shenzhen Huanyang Investment Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.

Wen Jiahong graduated from the Metallurgy Branch of Tianjin University and once worked at the Tianjin Water Conservancy Bureau. Later, he entered the business world, serving as General Manager of Shenzhen Jingshan Industrial and Trade Company, Chairman of Shenzhen Hans Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., and Chairman of Shenzhen Huanyang Investment Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd.

After the 2004 SARS outbreak, the Chinese government invested billions of RMB to improve urban wastewater and medical waste treatment systems. According to The New York Times, Wen Jiahong’s company secured multiple major city projects, allegedly by leveraging Wen Jiabao’s political influence. This became one of the most high-profile elements in the controversy over the Wen family’s wealth.

In 2007, Wen Jiahong came under public attention when he became involved in the Nina Wang inheritance case in Hong Kong. He was reported to have close ties with Tony Chan and even served as a director of companies under Chan’s name. There were also rumors in 2009 that Wen Jiahong held a senior management role at Evergrande Real Estate, though Evergrande’s official website did not list him as part of its management team. Records indicate he briefly served as a director at Evergrande in 2001 before resigning the following year, and he was once the legal representative of LVGEM Real Estate in Shenzhen, but was replaced in May 2009.

In response to the scrutiny, Wen Jiabao reportedly requested an internal Party investigation into his family’s financial dealings, stating that if any illicit gains were found, he would donate them entirely. As a result, Wen Jiahong became embroiled in broader public debates concerning the wealth and business dealings of China’s political elite families.