Instead of a moat and battlements, the eastern stretch of what was once the ancient city wall of Beijing is today lined with the shining towers of the country's largest state-owned enterprises.
Referred to by some Beijing residents as the avenue of the giants, the real estate arrangements along this stretch of traffic-clogged expressway provide a visual aid to the tangled mix of politics and commerce that dominates modern China's foreign policy agenda.
On four corners of the intersection where the ancient city's “Sun-Facing Gate” once stood, four of the modern pillars of China's foreign policy have been erected to replace it.
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