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Bill Belew has raised 2 bi-cultural kids, now 34 and 30. And he and his wife are now parenting a 3rd, Mia, who is 8.

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China’s golden girl.

Jin Jing is China’s golden girl.

There are some good reasons.

1. The 27-year old Shanghai girl’s name means “gold.”

2. She is a national hero because she triumphed over adversity…more than once.

3. Despite losing part of her leg, the wheelchair-bound pretty lady did not lose the Olympic torch she carried when she was in Paris despite protesters beating her and pulling her hair.

4. Commitment – “I would die to protect the torch.”

5. She is beloved by more than one billion people. Count me in.

6. The ‘smiling angel in the wheelchair’ does indeed have a smile to kill for.

7. Jim attracts more fans that pop star Jay Chou.

8. Matter of fact – “Any Chinese or Olympics-loving torchbearer would protect the torch under such circumstances,” she says. I don’t think so.

9. Jin loves China – “I think if you know they will grab your national flag and insult it, everyone would do the same thing I did.” I don’t think so again.

10. That smile – after the attack, after the tears she fought to hold back, the angel smiled to the rest of Paris.

11. Giving credit where due – “I was protecting the torch, and they (her guards) were protecting me,” she says. “They were fearless and facing up to the separatists.”

12. Strength in numbers – “I was moved to tears seeing so many Chinese students waving national flags and singing our national anthem along the route.”

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13. What wheelchair? The protesters couldn’t get it from the young lady, despite the fact she was in a wheelchair.

 

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