[The China Project] A Shanghai bookseller gets kidnapped — and brings out the copyright police

China Stories

English - September 07, 2023 20:23 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MB - ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
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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…

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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