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Article: China tangos with Latin America
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
- Article date:
- July 10, 2005
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BEIJING - On a recent Friday night, as quick salsa rhythms poured
out of Beijing's hottest Latin dance venue, owner Zhou Junyi stood at
the entrance and swiveled his hips to display his skill at salsa
dancing.
He quickly looked embarrassed and gave up.
"I don't understand it," he blurted out. "But it doesn't matter. I
hire professionals."
While China's trade and diplomatic relations with Latin America
are surging, average Chinese know little about the region. Most
Chinese have difficulty naming any Latin personalities or leaders
other than singer Ricky Martin and Ronaldo, the Brazilian soccer
star. But a small core of government officials is orchestrating a
dramatic rise in Chinese ...