Following is my PARTIAL translation of the article at
The article is about fraud involving Olympics in China, and "Ming Xu" is a part of it! I'll just translate the section that had to do with this, but you're welcome to read either.
就在北京全民迎奥运活动组委会的书法征集活动在秦皇岛受阻、灰溜溜地撤出北戴河后不久，闹剧却仍在继续——这一次，该组委会的名字又悄然出现在了美国。
After “Beijing All people welcome Olympic Activity Organization” illegal fundraiser was stopped in ChingHuanDao, and quietly left the BeiDaiHo region, hilarity continued, as this group managed to reappear in the US.
据中国日报(Chinese Daily)发自洛杉矶的报道，5月17日，北京全民迎奥运组委会美国分会暨百万华侨迎奥运筹委会的发言人徐明表示，将开展公益活动支持北京奥运。
According to Chinese Daily out of Los Angeles, US, May 17th (2007?) Bejing All People Welcome Olympic Committee US branch and Million Overseas Chinese Committee spokesman Ming Xu said he will start fundraising activity to support Beijing Olympics.
该报道称，徐明发起的中国奥运基金会中，已经接收到了最少数十万美元的捐款，其中包括一家叫康瑞的企业提供的50万美元现金或等值商品，以及一家叫国际爱福仁信用卡公司年利润的1%。
According to report, Ming Xu started this Chinese Olympic Fundraising Committee had raised at least several hundred thousand USD donations, including one KangRei 康瑞 (NOTE: Careux.com, no longer active) provided 500000 cash or equivalent merchandise, and 1% annual profit pledge from International AiFuRen 国际爱福仁 (Affluen.com) Credit Card company
据记者调查，徐明是注册在美国加州的美国万通投资银行的董事长。于是，记者来到该公司中国代表处，见到了万通网站上所说的中国区首席代表赵昂，不过赵昂表示：“名为首代、实则朋友关系，我们不是靠他们供养。只是徐明多次向我提出要求，我才把他的公司牌子挂了出来。”赵自己是银信中联(北京)投资顾问有限公司的总经理。
According to reporter’s investigation, Ming Xu is CEO of “US WangTong Investment Bank” (worldcapitalmarket.com) registered in California. Reporter came to the office in China, and found WangTong Website’s “top representative in China” Ang Zhao. Zhao however, replied “Top rep? Just a friend. I’m not employed by him. He asked me and asked me, and I acquiesced, and put his company name out.” Zhao is a manager at China Galaxy Investments.
赵最初说，北京全民迎奥运活动组委会美国分会是美国华人自发的活动，是在美国独立的活动，与北京的组织没有任何合作。
Zhao said, US branch of that org was started by Chinese Americans. It had nothing to do with the organization in Beijing.
后来，赵昂又改口称，春天时徐明收到了全民迎奥运活动组委会的聘书后，在美国发起了这个活动，并且有意发展到中国，“当时我很郑重地告诉他，在中国落地必须要经过奥组委的同意。之后他的活动也就停止了。”
However, later Zhao changed his story. Apparently in spring Ming Xu got some sort of a delegation letter from Beijing authorizing him to start US Branch, so it can spread back to China later. Zhao said, “At the time, I told him if he wish to land in China, he really need to get permission from the Beijing Olympic Committee. Later he stopped his activities.”
然而，杨光明告诉记者，对这个美国分会他一无所知。杨声称，那是在他本人毫不知情的情况下，美籍华人徐明在美国冒充了全民迎奥运活动组委会的名称，“在海外进行圈钱活动”。
However, MingGuang Yang (of Beijing committee) told reporter, that he knew NOTHING about this US branch. Yang said this American Chinese Ming Xu is an imposter using the Beijing All People Welcome Olympic organization name "to steal funds overseas".
关于徐明手中的聘书——徐曾向赵昂展示过“北京全民迎奥运组委会”给他的一份聘书，杨的解释是，是由“一起干事，自封为全民迎奥运组委会主席的王宏明(音)发给徐明的，我也是看到他们的网站才知道的，根本就没有我的授权，也没有征得我的同意。”
As for what is that authorization letter in the hand of Ming Xu, Yang’s explanation was that the letter was "issued by self-titled 'chairman' of the Committee HongMing Wong. I only know of it when I saw their website. It was not authorized by me in any way.'
记者试图联系这位王宏明，不过杨表示，他也联系不到此人了，“溜了，打电话他也不接”。
Reporter attempted to contact this Wong. However, Yang said he can’t find Wong either. “Ran off. Won’t answer his phone.”
接着，记者通过种种渠道找到了捐款企业之一美国康瑞集团的总裁刘帜在中国的手机号码。
Later, reporter, through his channels, was able to find one of the donator, KangRei Group’s (Careux) manager Qi Liu’s mobile phone number in China.
“是不是问奥运的事情？”记者尚未发问，接电话人反问记者。但他声称自己并非刘帜本人。
“Are you going to ask about the Olympics?” Even before the reporter asked a question, the answerer asked back. However, he claim he was NOT Mr. Liu.
接电话者表示，50万美元的实物都捐给了中国奥运基金会，跟“北京全民迎奥运组委会美国分会”没有任何关系。
The answerer claimed that $500000 USD donation went to China Olympic Fund, had nothing to do with Beijing All People Welcome Olympic Committee US Branch”.
然而，在康瑞美国网站的一条新闻中，却明明白白地写着：“北京全民迎奥运”活动组委会、“百万华侨迎奥运”活动筹委会、中国奥运基金会于5月17日举办新闻发布会，刘帜先生在会上宣布，康瑞企业将赞助“全民迎奥运”活动50万美元或等值商品。
However, this was directly contradicted by KanRei US (Careux) website, where it clearly stated that he was a part of Beijing All People Welcome Olympic Committee Activities Group, and so on, and KangRei (Careux) will donate 500000 dollars of equivalent merchandise.
更蹊跷的是，记者翻看捐赠企业和万通投资银行的公司简介的时候，发现二者的业务存在着很多的重叠；而国际爱福仁信用卡公司在一则招聘广告上留下的Email地址为ian@worldcapitalmarkets.com——world capital markets就是万通投资银行的英文。
What’s even more interesting is the reporter check the list of donors, he found a lot of overlap with WangTong Investment Bank. Furthermore, 国际爱福仁信用卡公司 International AiFuRen (Affluen.com) Credit card company left a contact address for hiring… address of ian@WorldCapitalMarket.com… or WangTong Investment Bank.
(EDITOR NOTE: By this time, it should be clear that 国际爱福仁信用卡公司 is Affluen.com, created by Ming Xu, and it morphed into Kingdom Card LLC, another Ming Xu creation headed by a figurehead. )
万通中国首席代表赵昂证实，徐明在美国的活动搞起来后并没有筹到资金，目前所谓的捐款“应该都是内部的操作”。
WangTong China top rep Zhao confirmed that Ming Xu’s activities in the US have raised no funds. All such funds raise are “should all be internal operations.”
据上述接电话者称，中国奥运基金会是在美国加州当地注册的，是通过中国大使馆资质认证的合法机构。而杨光明的说法是，该基金会是徐明通过伪造证件，骗取大使馆的批准成立的。
According to the phone answerer (not Liu), Chinese Olympic Fund Committee is registered in California, with Chinese Embassy’s approval, vetting, and endorsement. Yang however, stated that this Olympic fund committee was a fraud perpetrated by Ming Xu, with fake documents to trick the Chinese Embassy into approval.
记者随后联系了中国驻美大使馆，新闻参赞王保东明确表示，所谓“海外百万侨胞迎奥运筹委会”曾与中国驻美使馆联系并得到允许的说法纯属捏造，中国驻美国五个总领馆也不会与上述筹委会有任何联系
Reporter then contacted Chinese Embassy, and press secretary BaoDong Wang clearly stated that “Million Overseas Chinese Olympic Fund Committee” such had NOT gained any sort of approval or endorsement from the Chinese embassy, and any such news are lies. None of the any other Chinese embassies would endorse such committees either.
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The author had been able to verify some of this information. ToPacific, a Ming Xu company, indeed was involved in this US Branch Olympic Committee, and contact address is that of worldCapitalmarket. Also, it confirmed the involvement of Careux and Affluen
careux.com no longer exists, but Affluen.com is indeed still registered to Ming Xu
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Registrant Name: ming xu
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Checking WhitePages shows that Careux Inc did exist in El Monte, California (which is near Pasadena) But it had apparently died in 2007 or 2008 and its trademark had since been abandoned.
However, checking the documents proved to be interesting. The applicant for Careux trademark is one Ian Zhang, who used ian@careux.com
Remember earlier, we had ian@worldcapitalmarket.com?
Probably the same guy.
Remember earlier, we had ian@worldcapitalmarket.com?
Probably the same guy.
Does any one still trust Ming Xu after seeing this?
Careux is a part of WCM "family" of companies, according to Wayback Machine:
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http://web.archive.org/web/20081004194530/http://www.careux.com/company/company1_sc.htm
康瑞企业由美国万通商人投资银行投资孵化，和美国万通国际是姐妹公司。
Translation: CareuX Enterprise is invested and incubated by US WangTong Commercial Investment Bank, and is a sister company is US Wangtong International.
美国万通投资银行 is the Chinese name for World Capital Market.
One also wonders if this 美国万通国际, or US WangTong International, is "Vantone International Holdings", which is the Vantone China Stock Scam
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