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Beijing welcomes you, unveiling the capital city of the future, Tom Scocca

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Beijing welcomes you, unveiling the capital city of the future, Tom Scocca
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eng
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Beijing welcomes you
Oclc number
610849518
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Tom Scocca
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unveiling the capital city of the future
Summary
A portrait of contemporary Beijing evaluates its role as a defining city in a China that has become an ascendant global power, drawing on the author's visit to the region prior to the 2008 Olympics, where he interviewed scientists, developers, and policyplanners charged with transforming the city
Table Of Contents
Capital. Walls -- Alley -- Tear down -- Fog. Authorities -- Fuwa -- Weather -- Good luck. Birth -- Permit -- Get ready -- Welcome. Inside -- Progress -- Clear sky -- Fireworks. New year -- Opposition -- Forest -- Go, China!. Arise -- Public security -- Cheerleaders -- Countdown. Scorpions -- Tidy up -- 8/8 -- Opened. Competition -- Gold medals -- The artist -- Triumph. Achilles -- One world -- Public relations -- Going home. Liftoff -- On the road -- Memory
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