Commentary On Sept. 26, 2021, the current affairs program “60 Minutes” aired a fascinating documentary, which told the harrowing story of Chinese whistleblower Desmond Shum, whose ex-wife, billionaire Whitney Duan, disappeared on the streets of Beijing four years ago. Until recently, nobody had heard from her, and her fate was unknown. However, when her ex-husband, who now lives in London with their child, was preparing to launch a tell-all book about the disappearance, the operations—or rather machinations—of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), he received an unexpected call from his ex-wife. Undoubtedly pressured by her Chinese handlers, she pleaded with him to abandon the launch. Whitney Duan’s disappearance is, however, not an isolated event. Several billionaires have vanished over the last decade, and some have not been heard of or seen since their disappearance. Eventually, most of these would be charged with corruption, and financial mismanagement—an easy charge to make considering …