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Is the New US Embassy in China a Trap?

The US has built a massive new embassy in China.  According to the MSNBC article this picture is from, President Bush will cut the ribbon to open this $434 million, 500,000 square foot compound on the opening day of the Olympics. Similarly, China i... ...full story at The China Expat

from The China Expat on Wed, Aug 06 2008

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