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In an effort to plug the gaping money hole the Bird’s Nest stadium has turned into after the Olympics, CITIC Investment Holdings has given up its management rights to the Chinese government. We wonder what’ll happen if even the government... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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