[The China Project] The young woman’s suicide that shocked Shanghai
Sep 9, 2022
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A century ago today, Xi Shangzhen, the first woman employee of a progressive Shanghai newspaper, committed suicide. The case transcended individual tragedy after details of her life were seized upon by the media to debate the social and economic upheaval of the times.