5 Jul 2018

Chinese billionaire killed in France

From Morning Report, 7:55 am on 5 July 2018

A Chinese billionare has fallen to his death in Provence, in the south of France. French police say Wang Jian was posing for a photo on a parapet in Bonnieux when he fell between 12 and 15 metres. Mr Wang was the co-founder and chairman of the Chinese conglomerate HNA group - one of the world's biggest companies with assets in aviation, tourism and finance. Our correspondent in France Peter Allen talks to Guyon Espiner.