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Pro teams are on the rise in China's regions, in parallel with the rise of free markets. Observers say there's a new "regional emphasis" as local governments compete for private business, and soccer clubs are part of this awakening of local identity. ... Beijing's own halls of power may themselves soon take on more local flavor and character. One example: Many top jobs in the National People's Congress, to be filled next year in a leadership succession process, are likely to be younger party members. Instead of cutting their teeth in the manicured surroundings of the Zhongnanhai compound, where Beijing's top officials live, they are provincial secretaries or mayors, says Cheng Li, a China expert at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y.

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