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A Disabled Chinese Poet’s Wedding Plan Invites Cheers and Jeers

Yu Xiuhua’s views on sex and relationships have often been slammed as “vulgar.” Critics disparaged her writings centering around love and lust. Many said she would never find love again after a divorce. But the acclaimed poet, who has cerebral palsy, proved her detractors wrong. On April 29, the 46-year-old announced her wedding plans with Yang Zhuce on short video …

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Shein exemplifies a new style of Chinese multinational

AMANCIO ORTEGA, founder of the Zara fast-fashion empire, got his start selling bathrobes in northern Spain. Erling Persson of H&M peddled women’s clothing in a small-town shop in Sweden for decades before going global. Xu Yangtian had none of their tailoring experience when he founded Shein (pronounced she-in) in 2008. Instead, the creator of the fashion world’s latest sensation was …

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