Other traditional opposition lawmakers are also increasingly signaling a preference to work with, rather than against, Beijing.

其他过去的反对派议员也在越来越多地显示出与北京合作、而非对抗的倾向。

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Rather than get addicted to the game, Lin Jiaji, a 21-year-old automation major at Beijing Institute of Technology, prefers to look to the cultural level.

就读于北京理工大学自动化专业，21岁的林佳吉表示自己更愿意去留心一下文化上的东西，而并非仅仅沉溺于游戏本身。

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I would rather go to Beijing than Shanghai.

我宁愿去北京也不愿去上海。

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However, Mr Hua and many other Chinese experts stress that the focus of the visits is on bilateral trade and investment rather than Beijing brokering a peace deal.

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Bramah wrapped up the panel by saying investors should favor companies that build mass-market residential housing over luxury developments, as well as ones that focus on the slightly smaller, second-tier cities in the mainland rather than metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai.

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