"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.…
Totalitarian systems, however noble their founding myths, descend into corruption due to flaws in human nature. In this brave, damning exposé of business and politics in China, Desmond Shum - an examplar of success in the new China - describes with unflinching honesty the world'…
"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. …