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Comment author: ChristianKl 12 November 2013 08:29:07PM 0 points [-]

Chinese Politbureau -- none of them are amongst the richest people in the world.

Not according to Bloomberg:

The descendants of Communist China’s so-called Eight Immortals have spawned a new elite class known as the princelings, who are able to amass wealth and exploit opportunities unavailable to most Chinese.

Comment author: Lumifer 12 November 2013 09:00:28PM 2 points [-]

"amass wealth and exploit opportunities unavailable to most Chinese" is not at all the same thing as "amongst the richest people in the world"

Comment author: ChristianKl 12 November 2013 09:20:49PM 0 points [-]

"amass wealth and exploit opportunities unavailable to most Chinese" is not at all the same thing as "amongst the richest people in the world"

You are reading a text that's carefully written not to make statements that allow for being sued for defamation in the UK. It's the kind of story for which inspires cyber attacks on a newspaper.

The context of such an article provides information about how to read such a sentence.