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American journalist Erik Nilsson promotes his new book,
Closer to Heaven: A Global Nomad's Journey Through China's Poverty Alleviation, at an event in Shanghai on July 16. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Book explores author's experience in the country and how it has lifted so many out of the clutches of poverty, Xing Yi reports in Shanghai.
Erik Nilsson, an American journalist who works at China Daily and a recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, held a talk to promote his new book in Shanghai on July 16.
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Closer to Heaven: A Global Nomad's Journey Through China's Poverty Alleviation, the book was published in Chinese and English by China Intercontinental Press in January.