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    — October 25, 2013

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    — October 21, 2013

    There’s no room for egos at Shanghai-based island6 gallery, where artists work as a team

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    — October 14, 2013

    China could do with an image makeover, judging by the increasingly negative perceptions of the country revealed in a global public opinion poll

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