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.
Zhao Xiaolan's sister, Zhao Anji, serves as an independent director of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, marking the entry of a Zhao family member into the internal governance of a Chinese state-owned listed shipbuilding company.