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Desmond Shum
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Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
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2021
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26 editions
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“Those two ordeals taught me a lot about the vagaries of life, especially in China. I learned that friendships aren’t reliable. Nor are marriages. What kind of relationship is left?”
― Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
― Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
“Having arrived in the United States immediately after the June 4 crackdown in China, as a student from Greater China I was eligible, thanks to an Executive Order signed by President George H. W. Bush, for a green card. I passed on the chance.”
― Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
― Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
“License plates were a huge status symbol in China. There were many different license plates on the streets of Beijing. There were military plates from the different services. There were plates from Party headquarters in Zhongnanhai. There were black plates for foreigners. The plates constituted a language of their own. And with Beijing’s streets constantly jammed, having high-status plates was a must. With the right plates, you could cruise down the bus-only lane, drive on sidewalks, make an illegal U-turn, run a red light, and park in a no-parking zone near a favored restaurant.”
― Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
― Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
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