China lies about publishing first translation in Chinese of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE and Guardian repeats China lies - in fact, Taiwan published GABO years ago in Chinese.....get your facts right, Alison Flood!

Dear Mr. Bloom,

You are correct this is the first authorized publication in the People’s Republic of Communist China (simplified characters), with the complex character edition published in Taiwan many years ago. I have forwarded your messages to Alison Flood, the inaccurate reporter at the often sloppy Guarddian

Best,

Mao Seth Tung Chinese book maven, BEIJING