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title: "Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China"
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# Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China

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## Customer Reviews

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    Behind the facade, inner workings of Chinese elites
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2021*

Finally a book by a Chinese insider that illustrates the inner workings of business & politics in China, and how these two segments interact and intertwine.  Authentic!

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    Wow
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2021*

I came to this book with a predisposition that it was all about the dirt on China. I was wrong. Sure, it details plenty of things that I would guess are unwelcome by the Chinese government, but the book is far more than that. It is a life story, a very full and varied life story, that is interesting on its own.In my own efforts to understand China (which I accept as an armchair reader I will likely never do), this book has been a valuable resource, given it has been written by a successful Chinese man, who once followed the rules and undertook Beijings directives, for example in the Hong Kong protests.China is clearly a complex place, and this book has helped me get my mind around some issues a little better, for example the internal power struggle dynamics.The authors bitterness (perhaps a bit strong) towards his country’s government is very telling by the end of the book, but at least one of his criticisms could I think also, fairly and terribly sadly, be levelled against my own country (Britain) today, the importance of ‘basic dignity’ for all.This book covers a lifetime, the ups and downs of personal relationships, of how insecurity can affect you, business success, philanthropy, helping others, how China works behind the scenes, major political manoeuvring over the decades, and corruption and how it is dealt with, amongst other issues.It’s well written and well worth a read by anyone wanting to get a better glimpse into China. But I don’t think that the Chinese government will like this book much.It’s just one perspective on China, by a once loyal citizen. But it is a page turner.

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    Some interesting observations on modern China
  

*by C***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2021*

Bought this book because it was widely touted by the Sunday Times and others. Certainly provides an interesting insight to the workings of modern China, but I couldn’t help thinking that the whole thing would work better as an investigative article in Vanity Fair rather than a standalone book. Author is brave to have committed his experience to paper, but it strikes me that some of the most interesting developments have arisen after publication (the telephone call from his ‘disappeared’ ex-wife imploring him not to publish, for example). Author’s observation that Chinese authorities will tolerate external ideas and input when in a position of weakness but will close ranks when the country feels powerful is interesting. And begs the question of “what next?”, now that China is clearly beginning to stamp its authority domestically, in Hong Kong, and the South China Sea.

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