Wu Shaoxun is a Chinese businessman who has a net worth of $8.45 billion in December 2017, according to Bloomberg.

In 1980, Wu Shaoxun works at the state-owned spinning mill after he joined the Chinese army. Seven years later, he became the chief of Jing Brand's state-owned predecessor. Despite knowing nothing about liquor manufacturing, he managed the company became profitable.

According to a government website, Wu borrowed money to buy the business from Hubei's local government and accumulated a 99 percent stake. He became a member of National People's Congress of China in 2002.

Wu Shaoxun was born on 1956 in Hubei, China.