China Dawn: Culture and Conflict in China's Business Revolution

by David Sheff

In answering these questions, journalist David Sheff goes into the trenches of the Chinese technology revolution and introduces the players who are leading China into the 21st century. Bo Feng, the former sushi chef who is now a leading venture capitalist, and Edward Tian, who has been dubbed China's Bill Gates, are some of the unlikely revolutionaries making history as they struggle to transform a nation. But presiding over all these developments in China is a repressive government caught between craving business dominance and fearing the results of giving its population uncensored information and a voice. In this compelling book, David Sheff provides an in-depth account of what is happening now with the tiger at the keyboard and a cautious prediction that, if caught within the World Wide Web, China may become a free market to be reckoned with globally.

Genres: Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2002

About the author

David Sheff is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Beautiful Boy. Sheff's other books include Game Over, China Dawn, and All We Are Saying. His many articles and interviews have appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Wired, Fortune, and elsewhere. His ongoing research and reporting on the science of addiction earned him a place on Time Magazine's list of the World's Most Influential People. Sheff and his family live in Inverness, California.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Gabhart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading about the beginnings of the internet revolution in China 25 years ago. But then again, I love reading about changing societies, the role of government, and China. I also like peering into the everyday lives of people very different than me, in this case Chinese internet entrepreneurs. I think this book may have been "made for me" more than it might be for other people.

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 3 out of 5]

David Sheff has written a fascinating... study of go–getting businessmen in a revived China bound to shape our future.
Gore Vidal