America’s super-rich are rarely quiet types. Just this week, for example, its richest man, Elon Musk, used his platform, X, to promote himself and another noisy billionaire, Donald Trump. China’s wealthiest are more tight-lipped. When Colin Huang, founder of Pinduoduo, an e-commerce site, this month displaced a bottled-water tycoon to become China’s richest man, his public reaction was typical: utter silence. He has thrived while toeing the party line and keeping quiet.
The Economist
