Thomas Piketty refuses to censor latest book for sale in China
by Helen Davidson from Economics | The Guardian on (#57HX0)
French economist admired by Xi Jinping says he will not cut sections on inequality in China
The latest book by the French economist Thomas Piketty appears unlikely to be sold in mainland China after he refused requests to censor it.
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has expressed admiration for Piketty's work, but Capital and Ideology, which was published last year, has not made it to the mainland China market due to sections on inequality in the country.
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