Moutai Club · Full chronicle and history

The Beijing Maotai Club, located in a siheyuan near the Forbidden City, has been exposed by media as deserted, marking the complete end of private gathering places for elite capital.

Ren Zhiqiang, who was once active in Alashan SEE and published articles criticizing the supreme leader, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in September 2020 on charges including corruption and bribery.

As Ant Group was preparing for its IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong, its complex multi-layered equity structure and the hidden shareholdings of red-aristocracy bloodlines, such as the families of Jiang Zemin and Jia Qinglin, were exposed, leading to the suspension of its listing plan.

Che Feng, who acted as a wealth management agent for multiple red-family elites, was taken away for investigation in 2015. He was involved in massive capital operations including Haitong Securities and Ping An Insurance.

Jack Ma teamed up with entrepreneurs like Liu Chuanzhi and Feng Lun to found Hupan University, replicating a shared entrepreneurial identity and commercial network through alumni networks and unified training.

Li Botan founded the Moutai Club in a government-owned courtyard house in Beijing, gathering red aristocrats, financial tycoons, and private entrepreneurs to form a covert organizational platform connecting power and capital.

Entrepreneurs such as Jack Ma, Guo Guangchang, and Ding Lei established the Jiangnan Club. Through joint investments in projects like Huayi Brothers and Cainiao Network, they further bound their capital into a community of shared interests.

The entrepreneur circle initiated by Duan Yongji was officially named the Taishan Club in 2005. Its members include many core private entrepreneurs in China, and they hold regular closed-door discussions on policy trends and the macroeconomy.

The Alashan SEE Ecological Association was established, where entrepreneurs learn the skills of rule-based negotiation and self-governance through internal governance and one-person-one-vote elections.

Jia Qinglin served as a member of the CCP Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for 10 consecutive years starting from 2003. During this period and thereafter, his son-in-law Li Botan managed the family's wealth through offshore companies and white-glove agents.