They cover various topics from the end of the Communist Party to blackmailing President Xi Jinping and his wife
OLIVER.CHOU@SCMP.COM
UPDATED : Friday, 11 March, 2016, 9:36pm
Controversial books about mainland China are still being published. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
The alleged attempt to curb the publication of books critical of the Chinese Communist Party appears to have had the opposite effect: more titles have been published.
At least three books have hit the shelves of late, offering detailed accounts of the mysterious disappearance of the five booksellers, an act many believe was aimed at curbing books banned in mainland China.
All three books, priced between HK$125 and HK$145, carry eye-catching titles and cover designs that are far more sensational than those published by Mighty Current, the firm run by the five vanished booksellers.
One cover carries the picture of the president and first lady under the title Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan Get Shot. The book – supplemented with pictures of missing booksellers Gui Minhai and Lee Po – is actually about blackmailing Xi and Peng.
I’m not worried because we sell these books just like any other products in this shop, including milk powder
A BOOKSTORE EMPLOYEE
The other two titles – Powerful Agencies Have Lost Control and On the Eve of Collapse: The Roadmap to the End of the Party – are equally catchy.
The contents include mainly published material with file pictures of personalities in the news.
A source revealed that all three books were published by the same local person. The names of the authors and publishers appear to be fake.
“We get around 20 copies per order and order more if sales are good,” said Eva, an employee at a bookstore in Causeway Bay.
“I’m not worried because we sell these books just like any other products in this shop, including milk powder,” she added.
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