China is a country that Rupert Murdoch has tried to charm and flatter for 20 years. But despite all efforts, his foothold there remains very small. Anchor Marco Werman learns about the protracted mating dance between Chinese officials and Murdoch from The World’s Beijing correspondent, Mary Kay Magistad.
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