: `" d% |4 `! B5 s: \% v“它的经济如此庞大,”拉西拉最后说,“但我一直奇怪,为什么我们没有看到更多的象我们一样的人搬到这里呢?!” 5 p7 X% W+ @* C0 x5 V& G - l. M) ~+ j, M# @1 a& K: w/ J
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A crowd gathers at a Beijing market to look at Connor, son of venture capitalist Erik Lassila and his wife, Sherri, formerly of Woodside; Connor's blond hair is a rarity in China.( |& v* ^2 Q- k1 ? O1 z
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Venture capitalist Gary Rieschel, who said he was drawn to China by its around-the-clock intensity, leaves a subway train on the way to a meeting in Shanghai. 4 h6 M' ~3 k# J; m- A# I. ^! i5 S9 B/ F# ?% `) h ( N/ ?- S0 ]% ~" C6 s: l+ z8 uPeggy Liu, right, checks on her sons and their nannies while driving her minivan in Shanghai. Her family moved from Los Altos in 2004. & x1 A7 j( H0 m: N9 h; ^0 J $ _2 g. x+ @; T! l# s, M m- K' E: S( f# F# E0 V, p# n
Sami Melcher, 11, standing, and sister Miranda Melcher, 12 play at home in Beijing.