Chinese-Australian Woman in Luxury Car Crash: The People She Can’t Face, and Wealth That Can’t See the Light of Day

Recently in Sydney, Australia, a young Chinese-Australian woman named Yang Lanlan drove a Rolls-Royce while intoxicated, causing a serious injury. She was quickly granted bail.（Online Screenshot） 

[People News] Hating the rich is wrong.

But when a 23-year-old living overseas in a luxury mansion, driving a Rolls-Royce, and drunk driving is involved, the public’s curiosity—and scrutiny—about the source of her wealth is only natural.

Recently in Sydney, Australia, a young Chinese-Australian woman named Yang Lanlan drove a Rolls-Royce while intoxicated, causing a serious injury. She was quickly granted bail. Police checks revealed she has no job or source of income in Australia—completely inconsistent with her extravagant lifestyle and immense wealth.

Australian media have shown strong interest in the case and the person involved, which is why we even have the rare chance to see such an incident reported. Meanwhile, on Chinese social media, rumors bordering on the fantastical are circulating: allegedly, this young woman’s fortune exceeds 1 trillion yuan, and the over 300 million yuan bail was paid within minutes.

To be serious, those numbers are obviously false. Whoever made them up clearly lacks a basic understanding of large-scale wealth. However, behind these exaggerated figures lies an equally outrageous reality:

So young, living alone overseas, leading an extravagant life, backed by immense wealth, and—most importantly—showing a near-complete disregard for human life. After causing serious injury, she remained calm and unbothered, settling everything with money.

All signs suggest that Miss Lanlan does not inhabit the same world as ordinary people, nor does she abide by the same social rules.

In fact, the reason some believe Miss Lanlan controls trillions in assets is that China has a sizable number of corrupt officials and ultra-rich individuals who settle their family members or mistresses overseas, continuously transferring assets abroad to sustain their luxury lifestyles.

Among these massive sums moved overseas, some of the money is clean, of course—but the proportion is likely very small. It’s no wonder people have formed a prejudice:

Whenever we encounter an arrogant young person with immense, unexplained wealth, we assume the money’s origins are shady, unfit for daylight.

Miss Lanlan’s consistent refusal to show her full face on camera only reinforces this impression.

Recently in Sydney, Australia, a young Chinese-Australian woman named Yang Lanlan drove a Rolls-Royce while intoxicated, causing a serious injury. She was quickly granted bail.（Online Screenshot）

Miss Lanlan, whose wealth cannot see the light of day—even if it’s not yet 100% proven that crimes are involved—is widely judged by the public as such.

The existence of these “second-generation corrupt elites” abroad not only wounds us with the sheer disparity in wealth, but also tangibly harms every hard-working, tax-paying Chinese citizen in multiple ways:

1. They are part of the corruption chain. Bribers transfer vast assets abroad to these second-generation heirs, while corrupt officials at home funnel back even more public funds and benefits in return.

2. Massive sums created by Chinese workers are siphoned off. These ill-gotten gains neither circulate in China’s economy nor generate profits abroad that flow back—making it a pure hollowing out of China’s wealth. Miss Lanlan may not control trillions herself, but the total assets moved overseas by China’s corrupt elites over the years easily reach into the trillions.

3. Their overseas presence emboldens corruption at home. Some were even born overseas, giving the corrupt officials who continue hoarding wealth in China greater confidence to act without restraint, growing ever more insatiable.

The most ironic part? The legal annual foreign exchange quota for an ordinary Chinese citizen is USD 50,000—a sum that might not even cover a fraction of Miss Lanlan’s bail after injuring someone.

So how did they move their money out? Does the financial regulatory apparatus really not know?

Source: China Digital Times