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020			_a9781982156152
028			_a:Zafaa Books & Distributors _b:313/56F 49A, Anand Nagar Inderlok Delhi 110035 _c:ZBD0122 _d:02/05/2022
082			_a338.092 SHU
100			_aShum, Desmond
245			_aRed Roulette _b : an insider's story of wealth, power, corruption and vengeance in today's China _c/ Desmond Shum
260			_aNew York _b: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, _c©2021
300			_a310p. _b 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) _c; 24 cm
365			_b2400
520			_a"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
650			_aEconomics
650			_aProduction
650			_aShum, Desmond.
650			_aDuan, Whitney.
650			_aPolitical corruption -- China -- History -- 21st century.
650			_aChina -- Politics and government -- 2002-
650			_aUpper class -- China -- History -- 21st century.
650			_aPolitical prisoners -- China -- Biography.
650			_aPolitics and government.
650			_aPolitical corruption -- China -- 21st century.
700			_aShum, Desmond
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