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Anbang Insurance Group, which this week bought New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.9bn, has a big thing going for it in its home market: its founder and chairman is the grandson-in-law of Deng Xiaoping, architect of modern China. 本周以19.5亿美元买下纽约华尔道夫酒店(Waldorf Astoria hotel)的安邦保险集团(Anbang Insurance Group)，在其本土市场有一大优势：其创始人和董事长是现代中国总设计师邓小平的外孙女婿。 Anbang’s chairman, Wu Xiaohui, who is in his late 40s, is known in Beijing for his ruthless business style and the support he receives from powerful political leaders. 在北京，安邦集团近50岁的董事长吴小晖以无情的商业风格和强大的政治后台闻名。 He is married to the granddaughter of Deng. The Deng family retains considerable political influence. 他娶了邓小平的外孙女为妻。邓家在中国保留了相当大的政治影响力。 Mr Wu has invested in real estate, mining and infrastructure. He established Anbang Property & Casualty Insurance in 2004 when it was virtually impossible to enter the state-dominated insurance sector. 吴小晖投资于房地产、矿业和基础设施。他在2004年创建了安邦财产保险(Anbang Property & Casualty Insurance)，当时要进入国企主导的保险业几乎是不可能的事。 Anbang Insurance was established five years ago. Within 18 months it was boasting assets of Rmb510bn ($83bn). It now claims assets of more than Rmb700bn, including the Waldorf Astoria. | 
