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This book offers an insight into modern China.
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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
From Publishers Weekly
Written by a pair of French journalists, this is the first major inquiry into the Tewu , the Chinese secret service, and its leader, Kang Sheng (1898-1975). The authors explore Kang's role in the Sino-Soviet split and the development of China's A-bomb, along with his crucial participation in the purges of the Cultural Revolution. There is a wealth of new material here, including the story of Kang's sexual-political alliance with Jiang Qing, who became Madame Mao; details of his relationship with defense minister Lin Biao (prepared to switch sides if Lin's power play succeeded, he had him killed when it failed); the account of Larry Wu Tai Chin, Kang's CIA mole for 34 years; and evidence supporting the fantastic but increasingly plausible theory that Australian prime minister Harold Holt, who disappeared in 1967, was a Tewu agent. The padding in the narrative grates at times ("Kang lit his second cigarette of the morning"), but this is a minor complaint. Faligot and Kauffer's richly comprehensive book lifts the veil from the secret service in a country "where mystery is a cult, secrecy a religion." Photos.
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