So what does it mean to be French today? President Nicolas Sarkozy has tapped another French staple the love of debate to launch a three-month, national conversation on the subject.

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It wants to look at what it means to be Chinese-American today and what it will mean looking forward.

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I mean the crowd seems to be into it. Even just people at the bar are cheering for big shots."

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"Yeah,it has to be South African." "I mean,we've got so many talented South African singers who can actually pull it off.

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It doesn't mean it's going to be easy. But,I think it can be over the period of time that we're talking about."

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