A man walks by a propaganda poster of China's Communist Party in Beijing. Photo / AP
The Guardian and BBC have revealed that the families of members of China's Communist Party elite used offshore companies. The relatives had companies that were clients of the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca. The Guardian says there is nothing in the documents to suggest that the politicians in question had
any beneficial interest in the companies connected to their family members.
Chinese President Xi Jinping
His brother-in-law Deng Jiagui has taken advantage of offshore companies, being a director and shareholder of two, the BBC says.
Jia Qinglin
The granddaughter of the powerful Chinese leader became the sole shareholder in two British Virgin Islands companies, the Guardian says. Jasmine Li, then a teenager, had just begun studying at Stanford University in the US when the companies were registered in her name in December 2010. Her grandfather Jia was at that time the fourth-ranked politician in China.
Zhang Gaoli
Lee Shing Put, the son-in-law of Zhang Gaoli, another member of China's top political body the politburo standing committee, has used three offshore accounts. Zhang is China's seventh-ranked leader.
Li Peng, former Premier
Li Xiaolin, the daughter of Li Peng, who oversaw the crackdown against Tiananmen Square protesters, was a director and shareholder of an offshore company.
