( h( \/ A1 f* k E“它的经济如此庞大,”拉西拉最后说,“但我一直奇怪,为什么我们没有看到更多的象我们一样的人搬到这里呢?!” & X- N+ `% l6 b2 r4 T9 X2 B' Z " ^1 f. A& {6 Z
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4 z& |7 s: k/ x1 S0 _ 7 ]! p3 ]8 I* W2 K6 o& E: l1 WA crowd gathers at a Beijing market to look at Connor, son of venture capitalist Erik Lassila and his wife, Sherri, formerly of Woodside; Connor's blond hair is a rarity in China.' X$ q5 I" I0 O% i7 N
& } a$ i) k I+ n5 \8 O / W8 B7 {- S8 ~2 q( fVenture capitalist Gary Rieschel, who said he was drawn to China by its around-the-clock intensity, leaves a subway train on the way to a meeting in Shanghai.2 a% Y l# ?' I, h2 y/ {! U# W5 G
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Peggy Liu, right, checks on her sons and their nannies while driving her minivan in Shanghai. Her family moved from Los Altos in 2004. ( T) O( r% v6 a. }4 \" D3 f ) t) M% E( R$ S- M 0 P4 K- Q7 b) n. R. O: A$ |Sami Melcher, 11, standing, and sister Miranda Melcher, 12 play at home in Beijing.