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Chargement... Beijing Smogpar Ian Williams
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A spy thriller with a less than Bond-like protagonist. Set amid today headlines and concerns about Chinese/Korean computer spying and thievery, and laced with ample irony. I found this to be an interesting and amusing read, far more believable than many of the nightly news headlines. I highly recommend. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
An image goes viral in ChinaIt threatens the ruling Communist Party...Internet rumours take on a life of their own and online revenge becomes a weapon of dissent in a city where truth and reality are as clear as the thick smog around them in this gripping cyber thriller.When a young blogger who lives his life behind a screen posts an image online, he has no idea of the impact it will have on the nation - or that his life will collide with a delusional British businessman trying to sell the crumbling China miracle, and an American diplomat tasked to chase cyber spies. When the image takes on a life of its own, it threatens them all - but most terrifyingly, the Communist Party.The power of online ridicule and rumour in a society where fake news clouds reality is revealed; the veil beneath which corrupt politicians struggle for power, spies stalk cyberspace, and a bubble economy is at bursting point.From Beijing's smoggy streets to Shanghai's historic Bund, from the casinos of Macau to the grim factories of southern China, this novel captures the madness, corruption and dangers of the People's Republic and sheds light on the Westerners who have grown rich by looking the other way... Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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