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    TO GO WITH AFP STORY by CHARLES WHELAN - FILES - A man walks between the glass and concrete towers of Beijing's new and fast-developing Central Business District (CBD), 12 December 2007, with the new headquarters of state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) seen in between. Designed by Rem Koolhaas's Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), the CCTV Tower is one of the most striking additions to Beijing's skyline, dotted with futuristic monuments to China's rapid growth and new-found power and influence in the world. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)