The Troublemaker - How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic

Jimmy Lai chose to stay and fight for the city he loved—to die in jail for freedom and democracy.

About the author

Mark L. Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, an NGO dedicated to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law for the people of Hong Kong. Previously, he was executive director of the Hong Kong–based Asia Business Council, and a board director at Next Digital, the Hong Kong media giant founded and majority-owned by Jimmy Lai. During his twenty-eight years in Hong Kong, he served as editor-in-chief of both English-language newspapers, the South China Morning Post and The Standard, of which he was also publisher. He holds a PhD in Hong Kong history from the University of Hong Kong. Clifford has won numerous journalism, academic, and book awards, and is the author of Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China’s Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere.

Summary

Jimmy Lai chose to stay and fight for the city he loved—to die in jail for freedom and democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Mark L Clifford, Mark L. Clifford, Clifford Mark L.
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2024
• EAN: 9781668027691
• ISBN: 978-1-6680-2769-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 467 g
• Illustrations: 16-pg 4-C insert; b-w map endpapers
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Political activism, Political subversion, Biography: historical, political and military, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, Corruption in politics, government and society, Political activism / Political engagement, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Asian & Asian American