The rhetoric of solidarity has long papered over talk of ethnic unease. But two young citizens have sparked a novel debateEarlier this year, China picked Ding Hui, a young man from Hangzhou, for its national volleyball team. Last month a 20-year-old... ...full story at Guardian Unlimited
from Guardian Unlimited on Thu, Nov 05 2009
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