Chinese 🇨🇳 billionaire 💲 Guo Wengu seeks US 🇺🇸 asylum

A New York-based property tycoon who accused top Chinese officials of corruption has applied for political asylum in the US, his lawyer said.

Mr Guo, who left China in 2014, has published a series of tweets and YouTube videos to allege corruption among top members of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, including Beijing's anti-corruption czar, Wang Qishan.

He has also released what he alleges are official state secrets ahead of a key Communist Party congress, which is held every five years and is scheduled to begin on 18 October.

As an asylum applicant, Mr Guo, whose tourist visa is due to expire later this year, is entitled remain in the US until a final administrative decision is reached, Mr Ragland said.

In April, he told Voice of America's Chinese-language service he had passports from 11 countries, but it is unclear why he would not move to another country once his US visa expires.

UCJ, UNILORIN.