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[Podcast] The young woman’s suicide that shocked Shanghai
Update: 2022-09-09
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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.
Click here to read the article by James Carter.
Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.
China Stories is published twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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