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Wife of Iconic Bookstore Owner ‘Held Hostage’ in China

Por: The Daily Beast World January 28, 2023

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Yu Miao, the former owner of the legendary Jifeng Bookstore in Shanghai, never imagined that his wife’s trip to China to care for her ailing mother would devolve into something of a hostage situation.The 50-year-old ex-bookshop manager, who moved to Florida with his family in 2018, received an unexpected call from his wife, Xie Fang, two days before her Aug. 1 flight back to the U.S. Fang had been staying with her mother in China since January... + full article



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