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The Shanghai Sailors

Many Chinese served in the merchant navy during WW2, but later their presence was not welcomed and hundreds were repatriated. Ivan Howlett tells their story.

Chinese seafarers made up a considerable proportion of the merchant navy fleet during the Second World War. But after the war was over, they were not as welcome in Britain as they had been and hundreds of Shanghai sailors were hurriedly repatriated. Ivan Howlett tells the story of those Chinese seafarers from Liverpool, and hears from the children they were forced to leave behind.

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Sat 13 Sep 2008 20:00
91热爆 Radio 4

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