How Liu Cixin lost control over "The Three-Body Problem" universe, likely China's most valuable intellectual property.
Illustration by Luis Grañena
Late last month, the world’s top science-fiction authors and thousands of adoring fans convened in Chengdu for the World Science Fiction Convention, or WorldCon. Although the event, which gives out the prestigious Hugo Awards, has been held each year since 1939,Except for 1942–1945, during World War II. this year was the very first time that China hosted it, a coup that can be largely attributed to one man: Liu Cixin.
Liu Cixin is the author of the trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past, a
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