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Milwaukee Hopes NBA Star Can Lure Chinese Trade

Chuck Quirmbach reports for NPR’s Morning Edition about Yi Jianlian, a rookie basketball player from China who plays forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. Because the city does not have a major trade relationship with China, nor a large Chinese population, it hopes their NBA star will attract investment from China. So far it seems to be working. Listen to the full radio story here.

• Posted by April Dembosky
• February 15, 2008 6:26 PM
• Category: Culture
• Tags: basketball, Yi Jianlian

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