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The Most Potent Weapon Wielded By The Empires Of Murdoch And China

Posted at 8:21AM Tuesday 22 Apr 2008

If you want to know how powerful Rupert Murdoch is, read the reviews of Bruce Dover's book, Rupert's Adventures in China. Well, go on, read them. You can't find any? I rest my case. Dover was Murdoch's vice-president in China, and took his orders directly from the boss. His book, which was published in February, is a fascinating study of power, and of a man who could not bring himself to believe that anyone would stand in his way. So why aren't we reading about it?

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