The whole nation is watching closely to see what happens over the next few years as Chengdu takes off the iron collar and breaks down the wall that kept farmers and urbanites separated for so long.

当成都取下这个钢铁枷锁，毁掉这个让农民和城市居民分割太久的高大围墙后，整个国家都在近距离观察成都在未来几年会发生什么。

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Her picture hangs on the wall of my office, reminding me that, thousands of miles away in Asia, a nation is oppressed.

她的照片就挂在我办公室的墙上的，提醒我，远在千里之外的亚洲，有一个国家正在遭受压迫。

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Chinese TV showed wall-to-wall pageantry shows and the country's leaders visiting different parts of the nation.

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