The number of expats in China has soared in the lead-up to the Olympics. But with the Games set to begin a month from tomorrow, the question is: Is it true that what goes up must - or at least, in this case, will - come down? Beiji ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008
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