Lai Changxing plans to fight extradition with a book about his life that names names
China's most-wanted man - Lai Changxing - has commissioned a book about his life that could embarrass senior mainland officials he claims helped his rise to fame and wealth.
Lai, facing extradition to the mainland from Canada, has also accepted an offer from a Hong Kong film company to tell how he rose from humble origins to build a multimillion-dollar empire.
The moves are seen as a tactic by Lai in his deportation battle to make public his claims that dubious business practices were widespread in Xiamen , Fujian province , and involved top officials who have gone unpunished.
Mainland authorities have accused Lai of being the mastermind behind a network based in Xiamen that smuggled up to US$10 billion worth of goods with the protection of corrupt government officials.
Lai has fought against his extradition since arriving in Canada as an asylum seeker in August 1999, claiming he will be executed if he is returned to the mainland. He was due to be deported on June 2, but the Federal Court of Canada stayed the order until it could hear his arguments that it was unsafe for him to return.
