At 21, he left Shanghai just as the Communists were preparing to take over the city and went to Oregon.

"We took blood samples before you left Shanghai."

Leaving Shanghai, he'd vowed never to depend on anyone else.

In a way, the rest of the world left Shanghai behind after the Communist revolution in 1949.

Two weeks after Harrison left Shanghai, his train was permitted to move again, but there were problems still ahead.

The Japanese had offered to free the soldiers, but only if they disarmed and left Shanghai as refugees.

So his parents asked her to break away and leave Shanghai.

He must receive approval to leave Shanghai, and it probably would be impossible for him to travel abroad, she said.

Tea, as well, was piled high upon the docks, awaiting its turn to leave Shanghai.

By the time Zhou left Shanghai, he was one of the most wanted men in China.