The Kingpin of Shanghai

Damn Interesting by DamnInteresting.com

Aug 25, 202100:44:51Society & Culture

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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