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Adventure in Beijing

After nearly getting deported at the airport, getting lost at midnight in Beijing and finding himself with loads of fake currencies, Larry Madowo offers an insight into Beijing.

Everything you’ve heard about China is completely true. And everything you’ve heard about China is completely false," a friend told me on my second day in Beijing.

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