Sociopolitical

Taiwan bibliophile hoards treasures of history, literature05/04/2013

Years ago as a graduate student New Taipei City bibliophile Christopher Lu purchased an autographed copy of “Madame Chiang Kai-shek: Selected Speeches 1965-1966” at a secondhand bookshop for NT$50 (US$1.67). It is now worth 21,800 yuan to mainland Chinese collectors (US$3,500).

But to Lu, ...

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