Thats China, Mark Kitto
Thats China, Mark Kitto
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That's China
A British entrepreneur versus the Chinese propaganda machine

Author: Mark Kitto

Narrator: Mark Kitto

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Forty-six

Published: 04/30/2020


Synopsis

'One of the better known foreign entrepreneurs of his generation in China.' New York TimesIn his bestselling debut, 'China Cuckoo', Mark Kitto described how he 'lost a fortune and found a life in China'. In 'That's China', the thrilling prequel, he tells the story of how he made that fortune. For seven roller-coaster years Kitto outwitted competitors and jealous partners to build the most profitable and popular English language publishing business in China since 1949.To the Chinese Communist Party, media is state-owned propaganda. No individuals, let alone foreigners, will ever have a stake in it.No foreigner in modern times has come so close to the heart of the Chinese propaganda machine on his own terms. Not even Rupert Murdoch.Told with Kitto's trademark self-deprecating humour and unsettling honesty, 'That's China' is a rare thing, a business saga that will have you on the edge of your seat all the way to the final showdown; in the highest law court in China.'Mark Kitto beat the odds' Sunday Times

Reviews

Goodreads review by Breakingviews on March 02, 2015

By Katrina Hamlin The true story of Mark Kitto’s doomed Chinese media empire may be a blast from the past. But the decade-old tale is nonetheless relevant today. China’s wannabe media magnates – both foreign and homegrown – still walk a tightrope between the overbearing state and commercial aspiratio......more

Goodreads review by LuckyBao on March 30, 2019

I read this back in high-school and it still has such a strong effect on me. To read about Mark Kitto, his business ventures and the suffocating presence of the government is informative, frightening, ludicrous and a damn good read.......more