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Christmas in China

In China, Christmas has become an increasingly popular holiday. This has less to do with increased Christianity among Chinese, and far more to do with the holiday's cachet - young people think it's cool. NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.

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