Chinese billionaire and dissident Guo Wengui rang in the new year at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, DailyMail.com can reveal.
The 51-year-old tycoon, who fled his home country in 2015 amid allegations of corruption, was seen hanging around the mansion days before the president's annual New Year's Eve party.
Trump decided to forgo the festivities amid the government shutdown that began on December 21, and welcomed 2019 at the White House alone instead.
Meanwhile, First Lady Melania, undeterred, hosted the lavish ball with 12-year-old son Barron.
Spotted: Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui at Trump's Mar-a-lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where he is a member, days before New Year's Eve
The 51-year-old tycoon, who fled China in 2015, appeared to be taking a tour with other guests on Saturday
Guo, dressed in a grey jacket and black trousers, was seen taking photos of the property
The billionaire rang in the New Year at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday
She later shared a rare, close-up selfie of herself at the party that night, and was seen posing with other guests in photographs that offered a glimpse inside the opulent venue.
Among the attendees were Paulo Zampolli and his model wife, Amanda Ungaro.
Zampolli, 48, the Italian-born founder of ID models, is known as the man who introduced Trump to wife Melania back when she was signed to his agency.
He later served as the director of international development for the Trump Organization, but is now the Caribbean nation of Dominica's ambassador to the United Nations.
Also present was conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, 25, who shared a selfie with Melania and his Instagram story featured a series of videos with Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle.
On Saturday, Wengui appeared to be taking a tour of the club, where he is a member, with other tourists.
Dressed in a grey jacket and black dress pants, Wengui surveyed the waterfront property while taking photos on his phone.
His membership at the Trump club reportedly saved him from being deported in 2017, Vanity Fair reported.
The outlet claimed that during a discussion about Chinese foreign policy, Trump considered sending Wengui back to China but had a change of heart after his aides talked him out of it by informing him that the billionaire was a Mar-a-Lago member.
The day before New Year's Eve, a 'Trump Rat Boat,' carrying an inflatable rat dressed as the president was spotted cruising the Intracoastal Waterway just a few feet away from the mansion.
The stunt was meant to be a 'political protest' ahead of the party, spearheaded by Claude Taylor, the chairman of Mad Dog PAC, an anti-Trump organization, who usually totes the rat around Washington D.C., according to KomoNews.
Sailing on the Intracoastal Waterway right outside the estate that day was a Trump Rat Boat - carrying an inflatable rat dressed as the president intended to be a 'political protest' just in time for the festivities
Wengui, who fled China in 2015, has since settled in New York City while he awaits to be granted asylum from the comfort of his $67.5million penthouse near Central Park
A prominent real estate developer with a net worth of more than $2billion, Wengui was accused of engaging in shady business deals in a 2015 report. Picture above is his lavish apartment
Despite the president's absence, security at Mar-a-Lago on Monday night was tighter than ever, according to New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams.
Guests were required to undergo a security clearance, which she said took 30 minutes, and show photo ID.
Those who were not American were expected to show their passports.
Wengui, a former member of China's Communist Party, fled to the U.S. after learning he was wanted for bribery, fraud, money laundering, as well as rape.
A prominent real estate developer with a net worth of more than $2billion, Wengui was accused of engaging in shady business deals in a 2015 report by Beijing-based media outlet Caixin, which he has denied.
Since then, he has become a self-described political activist claiming to shed light on alleged corruption within the Chinese government and has publicly criticized the country's ruling Communist party in interviews and on Twitter.
Wengui also developed a relationship with former Trump strategist Steve Bannon - who has also been an outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party.
The two announced their plans to set up a $100million investigation into Chinese corruption in November, the New York Times reported.
In a 2017 lawsuit, Wengui was accused of holding his personal assistant hostage and raping the young woman on multiple occasions.
Wengui has settled in New York City while he applies for asylum from the comfort of his $67.5million penthouse near Central Park.
On Tuesday, Trump wished the country a happy new year in a Twitter video with a self-pitying reminder that he'll be ringing in 2019 at the White House instead of at Mar-a-Lago with Melania as was previously planned.
'While I'm at the White House working you're out there partying tonight, but I don't blame you,' Trump said in the 11-second video.
'Enjoy yourselves, we're going to have a great year. Have a really, really happy new year.'
Despite her husband's absence, Melania flew to Mar-a-lago to host the annual ball on Tuesday. Instagram stories taken by party guests showed Melania chatting animatedly at a dinner table before panning to her smiling 12-year-old son Barron
Amanda Ungaro, the model wife of United Nations Ambassador of The Commonwealth of Dominica, Paolo Zampolli, shared a photo of herself posing with Melania during the event
Conservative Charlie Kirk who was also attending the Mar-A-Lago bash shared this selfie with the First Lady on Twitter
President Trump has spent most of his New Years Eves over the last decade at Mar-a-Lago but opted to spend the end of 2018 at the White House instead. The Trumps and their son Barron are pictured at Mar-a-Lago in 2017
Trump followed that tweet up with a string of posts about the border wall - which is the reason he's spent the holidays alone.
Democrats refused to put the $5billion Trump wants to fund the wall into the Congressional budget, prompting a shutdown.
Melania returned to the White House for Christmas Eve and to join her husband on his visit to see U.S. troops in Iraq.
She flew back to Florida last Thursday to be with their 12-year-old son.
This year, tickets for the lavish New Year's Eve event cost $1,000 for club guests and $650 for club members, up from $750 and $600, according to the Palm Beach Post.
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