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3.8 Middle-class Chinese protest maglev train project in Sha

On Saturday, middle-class Chinese hung huge banners from the balconies of a nearby housing complex asking Chinese president Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to "help the old and young."

from YouTube on Thu, Mar 13 2008

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