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word="Yim">Yim</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reader">Reader</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Digest">Digest</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="closure">closure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>.</p><p><span word="Xue">Xue</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="freelancer">freelancer</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Jianhua">Jianhua</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="Puzhi">Puzhi</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="essays">essays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="articles">articles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="content">content</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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