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Wife of a Chinese Bookseller Is Allowed to Leave China

Xie Fang had been told she couldn’t leave unless her husband returned for an investigation

Yu Miao, in Orlando in January, had long run afoul of authorities in Shanghai over his management of Jifeng Bookstore. Photo: Associated Press

The wife of an outspoken Chinese bookseller returned to the couple’s home in Florida this week, more than eight months after Shanghai authorities blocked her from leaving China, her husband said in a message posted online.

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