Book delves deep into complex officialdom

Fubai and fanfubai (corruption and fight against corruption) have been among the most frequently used Chinese expressions. They come out of the mouth of people from different walks of life. It seems that everybody hates corruption, including those who have the resources to corrupt and are themselves extremely corrupt.

As a result, there have appeared more and more books about how corrupt some officials are. They have laid bare the tricks or tacit rules that are popular in officialdom and employed by some corrupt ones to extract booty whenever possible. However, few books delve deep into the inner world of those who have to elbow their way up in tricky politics.

The Color of Blue and Yellow is an exception.