RARELY has the birth of a child drawn the attention of so many people. When Chinese basketball hero Yao Ming announced several months ago that his wife Ye Li was pregnant, fans began acting like nosy uncles and aunts. They were plotting the baby’s life and suggesting names, after Yan Lan, a talk show host, revealed in her China Daily column that it’s a girl. Now, they’re arguing over whether or not the couple should give birth to the child in the US.