Successful bookstore in China shut down by Chinese authorities, but owner makes it thrive again at its new home in Washington, DC

Jasmime Kaur Darshan
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:53:27 +0000
SGX, bookstore, China, Politics

CHINA: Yu Miao once owned a thriving bookstore in Shanghai, China, but unfortunately, in 2018, he had to close it down after Chinese authorities refused to renew his lease and prevented him from finding a new location for his bookstore even outside the city. In Shanghai, his bookstore used to be called the Jifeng Bookstore, …