Chinese Bookstores Face Crackdown

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Chinese bookstores

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As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas

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Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China , swept up in the ruling Communist Party’s crackdown on dissent and free expression.

At least a dozen bookstores in China have been shuttered or targeted for closure in the last few months .

Bookstores are governed by an intricate set of rules with strict controls now being more aggressively policed, according to bookstore owners.

Chinese -language booksellers are flourishing overseas as a result of stricter controls in China .

More than twice as many bookstores opened than closed in China in 2020 , survey shows.

Despite restrictions and crackdown on existing booksellers, more bookstores are opening.

Author: "Everyone who reads has a dream of having a bookstore, despite the challenges" Author: There's a growing demand for books from migrants who left China after COVID-19 pandemic.

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