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