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title: Paul French
author: Sue Anne Tay
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20553/paul-french/
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updated: 2025-06-11
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# Paul French
_Authored by Sue Anne Tay_
## Image File
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## Image Caption
[Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) French (born 1966) is a British author and journalist specialised in [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/), where he worked for many years. His books include *Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China* (2011), *[City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Devils: A Shanghai Noir, Carl Crow: A Tough Old China Hand* (2018), and *Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties and the Making of Wallis Simpson* (2024). (From www.chinafile.com)
## Cite This Work
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Tay, S. A. (2025, June 11). Paul French. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Tay, Sue Anne. "Paul French." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 11, 2025. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
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