From 1995 to 2001, Floris-Jan van Luyn was the China correspondent for the Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad. He studied history and Chinese in Leiden, Taipei, and Beijing before becoming a journalist and a filmmaker. He lives in The Hague, Netherlands.

"A great book and a fine piece of investigative journalism which gets behind China’s economic boom and brings to life the people who make it possible. Anyone who wants to understand what is happening in China or to the world economy should read this book." &#8212Jasper Becker, author of The Chinese and Dragon Rising

From 1995 to 2001, Floris-Jan van Luyn was the China correspondent for the Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad. He studied history and Chinese in Leiden, Taipei, and Beijing before becoming a journalist and a filmmaker. He lives in The Hague, Netherlands.

"A great book and a fine piece of investigative journalism which gets behind China’s economic boom and brings to life the people who make it possible. Anyone who wants to understand what is happening in China or to the world economy should read this book." &#8212Jasper Becker, author of The Chinese and Dragon Rising