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Billionaire Guo Wengui, who is seeking asylum in the United States after accusing officials in his native China of corruption, poses at his New York City apartment on November 28, 2017. - Guo Wengui wants "a change of the regime" in Beijing and the introduction of democracy in the world's most populous country. "I want to try and to have rule of law, I want to try and have democracy, freedom, that's my ultimate goal... A change of the regime," he told AFP in a recent exclusive interview from his luxurious New York apartment facing Central Park. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Catherine TRIOMPHE, "Billionaire Guo Wengui wants regime change in Beijing" (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)