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Dec 2023
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Intermediate | Getting to Know the Beaut...

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Today we revisit the intrigue of the Chinese beauty pageant world... Do we detect a whiff of corruption, bribery, and scandal brewing? Of course! What would a ChinesePod lesson be without all of these? Join us in this podcast, as we follow along with our drama queens in this next round of beauty pageant, a la China. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0677

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