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For the People’s Glory

Elaine Chan
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Lee Jeong-ho
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In the totalitarian state of Utopia, the top scientist developing the super chip that will propel the country to technological supremacy in the world is detained by the state security bureau. His best friend and the head of the state’s semiconductor joint venture Shan Hongbing needs to know why. As he digs in, he realizes that the eyes are also on him for asking questions. The state’s surveillance technology he reveres—which ‘keeps the citizens safe’—has now turned against him, tracking his every move at every turn to hold him in line with the Utopia’s principles. Hongbing’s attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery slowly unravels a web of politicking, espionage and betrayal, whatever it takes for the ruling party to achieve its cause. The moment he decides to flee from the system is also the time he finds himself no longer safe.

Published: Jun/2024

ISBN: 9789815233124

Length: 256 Pages

For the People’s Glory

Elaine Chan
,
Lee Jeong-ho

In the totalitarian state of Utopia, the top scientist developing the super chip that will propel the country to technological supremacy in the world is detained by the state security bureau. His best friend and the head of the state’s semiconductor joint venture Shan Hongbing needs to know why. As he digs in, he realizes that the eyes are also on him for asking questions. The state’s surveillance technology he reveres—which ‘keeps the citizens safe’—has now turned against him, tracking his every move at every turn to hold him in line with the Utopia’s principles. Hongbing’s attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery slowly unravels a web of politicking, espionage and betrayal, whatever it takes for the ruling party to achieve its cause. The moment he decides to flee from the system is also the time he finds himself no longer safe.

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Elaine Chan

Elaine Chan is a journalist and writer covering Asia and Greater China. She was the Shanghai bureau chief of Bloomberg News and had written and edited for the likes of the South China Morning Post and the Associated Press.
While growing up in her native Singapore, she also trained in Western art and painting. But realizing she’d never be a Van Gogh, she decided to pursue journalism which she believes is the society’s conscience. She is also the co-author of the novel, Two Sides of A Lie.

Lee Jeong-Ho is a non-resident James A. Kelly research fellow at Pacific Forum. He is a journalist who worked at Radio Free Asia, Bloomberg News, South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and News1 Korea in Seoul and Washington DC. He believes that the free flow of information is essential to democracy, as it empowers citizens through the dissemination of knowledge.
With academic experiences in South Korea, Australia, and the UK, and having served in the South Korean Air Force, he transitioned from a military officer to journalism and research. He is also the co-author of the novel, Two Sides of A Lie.

Lee Jeong-ho

Lee Jeong-ho is a journalist and writer covering East Asia and the Korean peninsula. He has written for Bloomberg News, the South China Morning Post and News1 Korea. He believes that media exists for the progression of democracy, to empower individual citizens of democratic ideals through the dissemination of information.
Jeong-ho grew up in South Korea and Australia. He had also worked as an officer in the South Korean Air Force, before becoming a journalist. Two Sides Of A Lie is his first novel.

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