LeEco founder defies China return order, stays in U.S. for car fundraising

The founder of debt-laden tech conglomerate LeEco, Jia Yueting, defied orders from Chinese regulators to return to the country, saying he needed to stay in the U.S. because fundraising for his EV startup was making progress.

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