Rupert Hoogewerf, the author of Forbes's first Chinese list, which appeared ten years ago, and now publisher of a competing version called the Hurun Rich List, looked at what has happened to the 1, 300-odd people who have featured in it.

ECONOMIST: The stigma of wealth in China

China has 408 billionaires, more than the 317 who live in the U.S., according to Hurun Global Rich list 2013.

WSJ: An Unhappy Middle in the Middle Kingdom

According to the latest Hurun Global Rich List 2013, China had 212 billionaires in 2013, compared to 211 in America.

FORBES: Connect