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Sam Geall

Sam Geall graduated in Chinese Studies from Leeds University and has studied social anthropology and postcolonial literature as a visiting scholar at Harvard University. He is also the assistant editor of chinadialogue.net, a bilingual website focused on China's environmental crisis.

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