Chen Guangbiao, China’s Charity Champion

Photographs by Darren Soh An elderly women holds a sign that says “Please, sir hold on. I’m not asking for a red envelope.” | Photographs by Darren Soh It is a couple of weeks before Chinese New Year and Chen Guangbiao is sitting in the back of his SUV, barking orders out the window at his press secretary, a serious lady with a serious clipboard: “Beijing News, Beijing Evening News, Beijing Youth Daily …”Chen, a member of China’s new and fast-growing billionaire ranks, has just paid these newspapers to publish articles listing the charitable deeds he’s done over the course of the year.

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Chen Guangbiao, China’s Charity Champion