Publisher's Synopsis
Sir Y.K. Pao - or Pao Yue-kong - rose from modest origins to become, by the mid-1970s, the world's largest private shipowner. His Hong Kong-based company World-Wide Shipping soon diversified into property, hotels, retail, media, telecommunications, airlines and banking, while Pao became an unofficial Chinese ambassador at large, forging a strong relationship with Deng Xiaoping. Anna Pao Sohmen was at her father's side during this time, and in this affectionate yet unsentimental account she recounts the pivotal role played by her father at a key historical juncture.
