A community of fifty-five million expatriates. Up to two trillion dollars in assets. A highly integrated network of influence and favour. A firm base on the Pacific Rim. Ambitions to influence the West. Imagine the potential power of such an organisation. You don't have to. This is the empire of the Overseas Chinese.
'The Lords of the Rim' uncovers a complex web of operations which already dominates the Far East and which is now making inroads into the West. Spanning thousands of years and drawing on exhaustive research, it encompasses stories of murder and betrayal, bravery and corruption, of emperors and generals, spies and pirates, and predicts just how the world will change over the coming decades.
