The sorry tale will sound remarkably familiar to old China hands.

对于长期在中国的人来说，这一令人遗憾的事件听起来非常熟悉。

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In Las Vegas last September, nearly 400 attended one gathering, the fourth and largest ever Old China Hands Reunion.

CNN: The Ghosts of Shanghai

"We lived our lives with great panache, " says Shanghai-born Mario Machado, a longtime Hollywood broadcaster who organized last year's Old China Hands conference.

CNN: The Ghosts of Shanghai