Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in China
by Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#6B3A9)
Reported detention of Li Yanhe has echoes of 2015 disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellers
Concerns are mounting for a Taiwan-based book publisher believed to have been detained in China, in a case that has echoed the disappearances in 2015 of five Hong Kong booksellers.
Li Yanhe, also known by the pen-name Fucha, reportedly travelled to Shanghai last month to visit relatives, but has been uncontactable since Thursday. His alleged detention was first reported by Bei Ling, a Chinese writer and activist, who said on Facebook that he had been told by various sources that Li had been arrested by authorities in Shanghai.
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