Bruno Wang

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

Wang Chia-Hsing
Other namesBruno Wang
Occupationbusinessman, philanthropist, fugitive
Known forTaiwan 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] His sister Rebecca Wang is a UK based socialite and entrepreneur involved in the entertainment industry who was named as a joint account holder along with Bruno in the Suisse Secrets leaks.[1]

In 2007 he and his mother purchased a house in Oakland, California.[1]

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.[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]

In 2021 Wang sued his UK based financial advisors.[11]

Wang was implicated in the 2022 Suisse secrets leaks.[1]

He is the owner of Blue Water Limited, a Cayman Islands based company.[1]

Philanthropy

Bruno is the founder of the charity Pureland Foundation.[12] The charity is registered to an address in Savoy Court.[1]

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.[13]

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

References
  1. "Leading Taiwan Politician Had Secret Credit Suisse Account At Time Of Major Defense Corruption Scandal". occrp.org. OCCRP. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. Kirby, Emma-Jane. "Swiss target Taiwan arms dealer". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. Pan, Jason. "High Court orders return of illegal proceeds". www.taipeitimes.com. www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. "New production company to support Old and Young Vic". www.purelandfoundation.com. Pureland Foundation. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. 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. Osborne-Crowley, Lucia. "No Head Start For Taiwanese Businessman Suing UK Advisers". law360.com. Law360. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. 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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