Empire of Blood: The Fall of the Godfather of Crime and the Green Gang

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Jul 28, 202647:06Society & Culture

When his Green Gang goons killed thousands of leftists in 1927’s Shanghai Massacre, Du Yuesheng was welcomed into the political scene of China’s nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. ‘Big Ears Du’ would then take over the...

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