TANGSHAN, China: Emerging from the acrid fumes at a steelworks, artist Liu Bolin inspects the progress of his latest work -- a giant iron fist, poised to punch a hole through modern China.

Weighing more than seven tons and 3.6 meters tall, the sculpture will go on show in Paris later this month, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the country.

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