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Strategies & Market Trends : China Warehouse- More Than Crockery
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To: RealMuLan who wrote (2180)12/21/2003 4:18:51 PM
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Democracy, Chinese Style: 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back
By JIM YARDLEY

Published: December 21, 2003

EIJING, Dec. 20 — Election Day at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications brought unusually clear skies and, for voters, the unusual prospect of a real choice. Xu Zhiyong, a young teacher, had managed to get his name on the ballot for a local election, even without the blessing of the Communist Party.

As Mr. Xu walked through campus last week with his smiling girlfriend, hoping to win a seat in the low-level People's Congress that represents his section of Beijing, he was greeted by excited voters. "We should take our democratic rights seriously," one man said. "We're off to vote for you."

Two days later, Mr. Xu learned he had won.

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