A Chinese billionaire died in an incredible tourist accident in France

Chinese tycoon Wang Jian, founder of the commercial conglomerate HNA, with interests In several regions, he died while jumping on a wall looking for a photo with the spectacular view of the Luberon National Park in France.

The millionaire, 57, took such an impulse in the jump, with the purported intention of capturing an unforgettable image, which could not stop and crash on the ground.

"He tried to climb a small wall to look at the sites and take pictures," said a French source.

"After not having made a first attempt, he took a momentum and fell from a steep drop about 10 meters high," he said. added.

Wang was on vacation in the village of Bonnieux. Despite efforts to save him, it was not possible to revive him before the scale of the impacts and internal damage in his body.

In a statement, Wang's company presented "its most sincere condolences to his family and friends". "Together, we mourn the loss of an exceptionally talented chef and model, whose vision and values ​​will continue to be a beacon for all who have had the chance to meet him, as well as only for those whose lives he has touched by his work and philanthropy.

Emerged in 1993, HNA became the fourth largest Chinese airline and expanded into the world of finance, hospitality, logistics or other activities in a wave of shopping. several million dollars.

The tycoon of the orphans of the empire that he had founded in the early 1990s, the mighty HNA conglomerate, under the observation of the Beijing government because of its huge investments in l & # 39; 39, which caused a disturbing debt for the company.

The Chinese magnate specializing in civil aviation at the University of China and then founded the regional airline Hainan Airlines. According to the New York Times, Wang Jian managed to turn the small regional business into a big conglomerate thanks to a long-held collaboration with his brother Wang Wei, who sold services and equipment to Hainan Airlines .

HNA, based in the Chinese island of Hainan, has gradually developed into logistics and tourism, becoming in 2017 the largest shareholder of the German Deutsche Bank, with 9.9% of the capital , in front of the family who governs the Emirate of Qatar. Shortly before, the same group announced they had acquired a quarter of the capital of the luxury Hilton hotel chain for $ 6.25 billion.

In this global campaign, HNA has spent no less than 50 billion in two years, sometimes with complex and not always transparent operations. The company is ranked 170th on the "Fortune" list of the world's 500 largest companies and had companies in aviation, tourism and financial services.

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