In the winter of 1999, a CIA operation is launched with the aim of fostering better future relations between two great world powers, the United States and the People's Republic of China. The target is a new arrival on the Politburo, Wei Yujun, who is thought to look more favorably on the west than do his hardline comrades. It is in the best interests of the United States to see Wei's political fortunes rise higher in the Chinese power structure,...