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Title: Inside the Red Mansion: On the Trail of China’s Most Wanted Man
Author: Oliver August
Rating: 4 / 5
As Beijing bureau chief for The Times of London, Oliver August became entangled in the Chinese government’s hunt for Lai Chiangxing. Lai was an uneducated farmer who somehow amassed a billion dollar empire. The story of how an illiterate farmer unable to even sign his own name could accomplish so much and then escape the grasp of China’s worldwide manhunt obsessed Mr. August and lead him on the spectacular journey of discovery into China’s inner workings.
You may never intend to end up on the shores of China, but the portrait and insight the book provides of life, business and politics will surely change the way you think about the United State’s second largest trade partner.