Rupert's adventures in China: how murdoch lost a fortune and found a wife
Publication details: Edinburgh Mainstream 2008Description: 302 pISBN:- 9781845962777
- 302.230951
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Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library | Rack 9-B / Slot 312 (0 Floor, West Wing) | General Stacks | 302.230951 D6R8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 168038 |
In the mid-1990s, amid rumours that he had an agenda to bring down totalitarian regimes, Rupert Murdoch was blackballed by the Chinese authorities and a 'Murdoch File' was opened by a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Despite this opposition and the fact that from then on every step he made was monitored, Murdoch remained committed to establishing a media presence in China. But convincing the Chinese authorities that he wasn't a threat was no easy matter.When News Corporation eventually announced a deal with the official organ of the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Daily, to launch China's first joint-venture Internet site, the world's media interpreted the move as the lifting of the 'Black Ban' on Murdoch. This remarkable book details Murdoch's many convoluted money-spinning deals and ventures with high-profile Chinese figures. It is a roller-coaster read that reveals exactly what Murdoch's dealings cost and what they achieved, and ultimately asks: was it all worth it? Source: http://www.alibris.com/
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