[The China Project] A Shanghai bookseller gets kidnapped — and brings out the copyright police
Sep 7, 2023
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In the early 20th century, Chessboard Street in Shanghai was the heart of the Chinese publishing industry. This is where our story begins: when Li Difan, a salesman for a small Shanghai bookseller, found himself in an opium den and approached by men claiming to represent a nearby province seeking textbooks…
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