Despite increased scrutiny abroad, Chinese companies have started a second 'Go Out' initiative.
Illustration by Nate Kitch
A despondent young white woman stands on a rooftop, clutching the paper that has diagnosed her with stomach cancer. A man in a suit approaches her, paying little heed to her sorrow. “Andrea is sick again,” he informs her.
A poster for the FlexTV series, "Mr. Williams! Madame is Dying". Credit: FlexTV
They are husband and wife — but he married her solely to use her blood transfusions to save his true love, Andrea.
With tears in her eyes, the woman shrugs him off and refuses:
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