Part 3
Hu Xiaowei, the First Person Associated with the Prince Group
Real Name: Hu Xiaowei
Born: 1982
Hometown: Suqian, Jiangsu Province
Education: Graduated from Chongqing University in 2005 with a Master's degree in Computer Science
Former Names: Chen Xiaoer/Hu Yanming/HU Shi
In 2011, Chen Zhi and another mastermind in a "private server" online gambling case in mainland China, Hu Xiaowei, fled.
In October 2025, in the case of the US sanctions against the Prince Group's transnational criminal network, the name "Chen Xiaoer" (CHEN Xiaoer) was listed first among 146 criminals. Corresponding passport number: RE00660066 (St. Kitts and Nevis) (Individual)
Chen Xiaoer is one of Hu Xiaowei's many aliases.
Hu Xiaowei changed his name multiple times to "Chen Xiaoer," "Hu Yanming," "Wu Anming," and "HU Shi," etc. He established a company in Hong Kong as early as 2011, and once controlled a Hong Kong-listed company before its sale.
In 2011, Hu Xiaowei registered "Hailiao Engineering Investment Co., Ltd." under the name Chen Xiaoer.
In the latter half of 2015, Hu Xiaowei founded Jinlan Capital in Shanghai, focusing on angel and VC investments in the internet and high-tech industries.
In 2016, Hu Xiaowei established a biotechnology company in Beijing, and in 2018, he established a charitable foundation in Hong Kong. Later, his information on the foundation was changed to "Hu Shi," and he adopted a Cypriot passport, an identity consistent with the initial shareholder information of Chen Zhi's investment company "Alphaconnect" in Singapore.
In the same year, Hu Xiaowei, an alumnus of the 2000 class of Suqian Middle School in Jiangsu Province, donated 5 million yuan through the school to establish a fund for teaching awards, scholarships, and student aid.
In September 2019, Hu Xiaowei, under the alias Chen Xiaoer, acquired approximately 75% of the shares of HKE Holdings Limited (stock code: 1726), a Hong Kong-listed company, through Eagle Fortitude Limited, a company he controlled and registered in the British Virgin Islands. He then assumed the roles of Chairman of the Board and CEO.
In 2020, Chen Xiaoer changed his name to Hu Yanming; and in April 2021, he sold all his shares.
In August 2021, a fund registered in the Cayman Islands by Hu Xiaowei purchased a 1.194% stake in Evergrande Property, which was not yet listed at the time, for HK$1 billion.
In mainland China, Hu Xiaowei and Chen Zhi both served as directors and individual shareholders of Zhongjing Technology Investment Co., Ltd.
Previously, CP mentioned the case involving Xiao Xian and Hu Xiaowei in Chongqing, mainland China, in 2016. In 2020, Hu Xiaowei was again involved in a big case in mainland China—the major May 27th case of 2020.
Keywords: 2016-2021, Hu Xiaowei & Wang Yihan, born August 26, 1976 in Shanxi Province
Related Entities: Jiangxi Legend Supreme / Beijing Puman / Hainan Anzhengbao
According to key case materials from the 2020 May 27th case:
On August 20, 2020, Jiangxi Legend Supreme, Chongqing Xiaoxian, and related individuals such as Zhu Yongcheng, Qin Zike, Chen Lixin, Cai Wen, Gong Zhaowei, as well as Hu Xiaowei's mistress Wang Yihan and his wife, were arrested by the Ministry of Public Security on multiple charges, including operating an online casino.
Wang Yihan, born August 26, 1976 in Shanxi Province, was Hu Xiaowei's mistress, and the two had two children.
As a spokesperson for the criminal gang, Wang Yihan provided traffic redirection services to overseas online gambling groups through multiple entities such as Jiangxi Legend Supreme, Beijing Puman, and Hainan Anzhengbao. This gambling group is the second largest cross-border gambling group in Asia.
During this process, Wang Yihan also relied on her personal network to interfere with the Chinese mainland judiciary and maliciously target related individuals and their families.
The actual controller behind all of this is Hu Xiaowei.
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