A bookstore too controversial for China finds home in D.C.

A customer browses titles at JF Books on September 17, 2024.

This Shanghai bookstore, now in D.C., was revived by its owner, who hopes to create a space for open discussions in the diaspora community, where people can sit and read together.

(Image credit: Maansi Srivastava for NPR)

This Shanghai bookstore, now in D.C., was revived by its owner, who hopes to create a space for open discussions in the diaspora community, where people can sit and read together.