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Sherri Lassila, left, her children Connor, 1, and Anya, 3, and Chinese children watch a musician play at an antique shop in Beijing./ }6 n' ^1 Y3 V; ]* c
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Venture 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.; t0 C& d3 G. H" p. F& j1 K$ Q
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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. ) J1 k2 C- m0 c0 |8 O) F W* E" X2 c% ~1 d# i; S. Y4 A- M% T ; b% P! Y. l0 ]7 `Sami Melcher, 11, standing, and sister Miranda Melcher, 12 play at home in Beijing.