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07.12.16
A Cold War Island Thaws
Sim Chi Yin
Mounds of sand sit beneath a row of pile drivers on Dadeng Island, where the Chinese city of Xiamen is building a new airport on reclaimed land.Syril Hung sighs, awe-struck by this scene. The retired editor is looking through a pair of binoculars...
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