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Readings: Expo Preparation, Food, Music, and Fashion

A variety of readings that piqued our interest this week:1. In a New York Times story, Howard French takes a look at the ongoing preparations in Shanghai as next year’s World Expo grows closer. In addition to Expo-related construction in the city cente... ...full story at China Beat

from China Beat on Sun, Aug 23 2009

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