Fashion apparel – shooting for the stars

• Published 03 Nov 2011

What do US and Chinese movie stars Wentworth Miller, Chen Daoming and Daniel Wu all have in common?

Their good looks? Their acting prowess? Or the fact they have all been hand picked by Chinese clothing companies to be at the forefront of efforts to transform brands into national champions.

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