surrounded by portraits of communist icon, her heart beats faster. her political hero -- make no mistake, she's not just another chinese communist official. for one thing, she's female. she's only 21. so young. so young. >> thank you. >> she loves sports stars like basketball's kobe bryant, is a michael jackson fan, addicted to cartoons, and takes any chance to brush up on her english. >> hello, how are you, how do you do? but the biggest difference -- she's directly elected by the people. that's right, elected. two years ago, at 19, she was unanimously voted leader of her village in china's province. she's part of the village that