Beijing proud—and concerned—about Olympic Games

 
With the opening of the Beijing Games less than 4 months away, China's capital is a contradiction of promise and hazards > Before she became a billionaire real estate developer, Zhang Xin grew up during China's Cultural Revolution and even joined the Young Pioneer movement of communist youth. [link]

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