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Modern-Day Colossus.(Periscope; If You Build It)(Brief article)

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| March 17, 2008 | Baker, Katie | COPYRIGHT 2008 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Katie Baker

Beijing recently unveiled the earth's largest building, a new million-square-meter airport terminal that will help handle up to 90 million passengers per year. It leaves Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International (84 million) in second place, and marks a new milestone in China's quest to build the biggest and tallest. Other Chinese superlatives:

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