{"id":84327,"date":"2026-05-03T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84327"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:34:52","slug":"chinese-billionaire-dies-in-car-accident-in-xibrake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/chinese-billionaire-dies-in-car-accident-in-xibrake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Billionaire Dies in Car Accident in Xibrak\u00eb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"289\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Li Jianhong<\/span><\/span>, chairman and president of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Xinjiang Grand Scape Group<\/span><\/span>, has died in a car accident in Albania during a business trip, Chinese media report.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"624\">The incident occurred on Monday on the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Librazhd\u2013Elbasan road<\/span><\/span>, near <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Xibrak\u00eb<\/span><\/span>. According to reports, the 60-year-old died at the scene, while six other people were injured. Police have arrested the 26-year-old driver of the other vehicle in flagrante, on charges of violating traffic rules.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"1092\">Li Jianhong was one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Xinjiang<\/span><\/span> region and the founder of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Silkroad Mountain Resort<\/span><\/span> in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Urumqi<\/span><\/span>. The company he led operates in the telecommunications, tourism, and investment sectors, growing into an enterprise with total assets of around 1.4 billion yuan (approximately $205 million), about 2,500 employees, and billion-yuan revenues in recent years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1428\">In addition to his business activities, Li was also known as a mountaineer and adventurer. He had completed the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Explorer\u2019s Grand Slam<\/span><\/span>, climbing the seven highest peaks in the world, including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mount Everest<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">K2<\/span><\/span>, and had also reached both poles of the Earth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1531\">Albanian authorities continue their investigation to fully clarify the circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Li Jianhong, chairman and president of Xinjiang Grand Scape Group, has died in a car accident in Albania during a business trip, Chinese media report. 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