Mark Kitto is a British guru, magazine publisher, writer and actor notable for investing and living in the People's Republic of China.
During his time in China he initially lived in Shanghai before relocating to Mount Mogan[1] where he ran a coffee shop, restaurant and three guest houses.
[3] By 2004, he had set up a foreign joint venture consultancy company, and invested 3m yuan ($350,000) to bring his formula north to the capital by launching the magazine titles That’s Beijing, with a circulation of 20,000, That’s Shanghai (then 45,000) and That’s Guangzhou (15,000).
[6] He stated, "I lived in the grey zone that is China’s media business and, despite my commitment to the country, paid a high price."
In his article "You'll never be Chinese", Kitto wrote: "my state-owned competitors (enemy is more accurate) told me in private that they studied every issue I produced so they could learn from me.