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Stories about the Dongbei rust belt are resonant in China
Noirish books, films and TV shows depicting hardship are popular
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IT DOES NOT sound like an easy place to live. Scorched cars litter a desolate landscape. The city’s factories are struggling; workers are being laid off in droves. Worst of all, a serial killer is sowing terror.
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