Deng Jiagui is a Canadian citizen and resident of Hong Kong SAR.
10 Facts About Deng Jiagui
In January 2014 and April 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published reports from leaked documents revealing that relatives of several senior Chinese officials, including Xi's brother-in-law Deng Jiagui, had set up offshore companies to hide huge amounts of wealth.
Deng Jiagui was the sole director and shareholder of the shell companies, and the purpose was unknown.
Qi Qiaoqiao and Deng Jiagui transferred ownership of the holding company to Xu in October 2013, according to The New York Times.
In September 2009, Mr Deng Jiagui became an independent director and shareholder of two British Virgin Islands shell companies.
In January 2013 just after Mr Xi came to power, Mr Deng Jiagui completed the sale of a 50 percent stake in an investment firm in Beijing.
From 2012 to this year, Mr Xi's sister, Qiqiaoqiao, and brother-in-law, Deng Jiagui, withdrew their investments in at least 10 companies, mainly in mining and real estate.
In 1991, Deng Jiagui bought a flat in Bauma Hill Garden in Hong Kong for HK $3 million and then gave it as a token of love.
Deng Jiagui first came to public attention in a report published in 2016.
Deng Jiagui's wife Qiqiao Qiao decided to surname Qi to avoid the outside world guessing that she was a relative of the state leader and received special treatment, including Deng Jiagui at the beginning of the business did not have anyone to help, after the success of the career did not indulge in enjoyment.