Tag Archives: Chen Xiwo

Tilting at the Customs Administration over confiscated books

A professor sues over Hong Kong books that were seized at the border. Things don’t look promising: Chen Xiwo lost his case over the confiscation of a book of his own stories, and Zhu Yuantao won a brief victory six years ago only to see it reversed a few months later. Southern Weekly investigates.

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Foreign books for Chinese children

Four Chinese authors recommend children’s books.

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Customs protects Fujian author from his own work

Chen Xiwo (陈希我) gets the Taiwan edition of his novella collection Book of Offenses (冒犯书) seized by customs in Fujian.

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