"This is a time when China is expected to play a larger role in many global issues, " Wang said.

王逸舟还说：“这是中国被期望在很多全球问题上发挥更大作用的时期。”

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Mah-jong is the quintessence of China, if you want to play good, need long time of actual combat piled up.

麻将是中国的国粹，要想玩好，需要长时间的实战堆集。

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Unlike in China, then we play a trot of time a phone is a group of people, go to K go to the mall to the supermarket song or something.

不像在中国大家一起玩的话一个电话一个小跑的时间就是一群人，去K歌去超市去商场什么的。

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The delicate process of freeing up China's capital and current account restrictions to allow the yuan to play a role commensurate with China's industrial power will take time.

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It's said that the hardware will be doled out to staff and volunteers helping to get the Games in order, giving them something to do with their leisure hours (we suppose) as they put the finishing touches on the many event venues spotting the city, and presumably, China will be working hard to play up its technological achievement come game time later this year.

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And finally, China is becoming increasingly urban, a trend that will continue to play out for some time to come.

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