: an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's China Shum, Desmond creator Shum, Desmond text New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc ©2021 monographic eng

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310p. 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm "After the Communist Revolution, Desmond Shum's grandfather was marked as belonging to a "black category" that included former landlords and rich peasants--meaning the Shums would be stigmatized and impoverished. As Desmond was growing up, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity Shum earned an American college degree and returned to China to establish himself in business. There, he met his future wife, the highly intelligent and equally ambitious Whitney Duan who was determined to make her mark within China's male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and, aided by relationships they formed with top members of the red aristocracy, vaulted into China's billionaire class. Soon they were developing the massive air cargo facility at Beijing International Airport, and they followed that feat with the creation of one of Beijing's premier hotels. They were dazzlingly successful, traveling in private jets, funding multi-million-dollar buildings and endowments, and purchasing expensive homes, vehicles, and art. But in 2017, their fates diverged irrevocably when Desmond, while residing overseas with his son, learned that his now ex-wife Whitney had vanished along with three coworkers. This is both Desmond's story and Whitney's, because she cannot tell it hersel / Desmond Shum Economics Production Shum, Desmond Duan, Whitney Political corruption -- China -- History -- 21st century China -- Politics and government -- 2002- Upper class -- China -- History -- 21st century Political prisoners -- China -- Biography Politics and government Political corruption -- China -- 21st century 338.092 SHU 9781982156152 :Zafaa Books & Distributors :313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035 220509 20220509125409.0