China Focus: "Decoded" premieres in Beijing amid hopes for summer box office boost


by Xinhua writer Zhang Yunlong

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The enigmatic world of codebreaking took center stage in Beijing on Thursday, when the highly anticipated film adaptation of Mai Jia's bestselling novel "Decoded" made its grand debut.

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