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The Kingpin of Shanghai

By Morgan W.R. Dunn · Damn Interesting · August 2021

The Kingpin of Shanghai

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"From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China."

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