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24 February 2012 Last updated at 09:52 ET

China's new super-rich Meet Zong... Dai... Liu, the new drivers of the global economy.

Fashioning a future Zheng Yonggang's clothing company was one of the first in China to issue shares

Green China Success in solar panels for modest billionaire Zhu Gongshan

Unequal China? How is economic success changing Chinese society?

Building dreams: Dai Zhikang Making money with property in Shanghai

'Queen of costume jewellery' The rise from hawker to billionaire

'Eccentric' Mr Liu From street vendor to China's top art collector

The drive for wealth Can China embrace the billionaires in its midst?

Zong Qinghou, Wahaha One of China's richest men lives on $20 a day

One in a billion

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Chinese demand means boom times for European luxury yacht builders
Obsessed with rich lists

China's billionaires and the tall poppy syndrome

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