China's economic rise beckoned Jeffrey Epstein in the 2010s. Associates of the financier and sex offender, who made much of his money from advising billionaires, sought opportunities to connect him with a network of powerful men in China.

Though no concrete deals ever materialized, the Epstein files demonstrate how power, connections, and opportunities flowed among the elite as China's star continued to rise. In this episode, our reporters discuss how they sorted through thousands of files to build the network of Epstein associates with stakes in the China game.

The Wire China will have no new issue this week as we take off for the Chinese New Year. Read the Epstein and China story on our website, thewirechina.com.

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