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- Some are even calling for a resurgence of so-called "Asian values," a mix of paternalistic discipline and market economics that fell into disregard after the 1997 financial .
- Later in the day, he insisted that he would put the so-called showgirls, or young women, on his electoral list and personally accompany them on the campaign trail.
- Central Bank vice governor Chen Yuan, 50, is son of Chen Yun, who died in April at age 89 and was one of the so-called immortals of the revolution.