Secret War in Shanghai
In July 1940 a young woman calling herself Princess Sumaire stepped off a boat from India and took a suite at the Cathay Hotel…
19 min read
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In July 1940 a young woman calling herself Princess Sumaire stepped off a boat from India and took a suite at the Cathay Hotel…
19 min read
Stand on the riverside promenade in central Shanghai and you face two centuries at once. Behind you, along a curve of the Huangpu River…
14 min read