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description: As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country 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 Chinas male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and aided by relationships they formed with top members of Chinas Communist Party the so-called red aristocracy he vaulted into Chinas 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 Beijings 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.
language: English
title: Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China
publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK