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Source: Asia Times
Beijing : China | about 1 month ago  
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  • Soldiers march as they get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
    Soldiers march as they get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead ...
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  • Security guards get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
    Security guards get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the ...
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  • Spectators get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
    Spectators get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the parade ...
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  • China's leaders and audience wait on the Tiananmen Gate ahead of the parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
    China's leaders and audience wait on the Tiananmen Gate ahead of the ...
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  • Child performers wait at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
    Child performers wait at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of the ...
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  • China's President Hu and other leaders review a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    China's President Hu and other leaders review a parade to mark the ...
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  • Unmanned aircraft is seen during parade to mark 60th anniversary of founding of People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Unmanned aircraft is seen during parade to mark 60th anniversary of ...
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  • Participants release balloons as they march past Tiananmen Square in a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Participants release balloons as they march past Tiananmen Square in a ...
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  • Surface-to-surface missiles are displayed in a parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    Surface-to-surface missiles are displayed in a parade to celebrate the ...
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  • Missiles are displayed in a parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    Missiles are displayed in a parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary ...
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  • Float is seen during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    Float is seen during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the ...
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  • A float with a model featuring satellite is displayed during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    A float with a model featuring satellite is displayed during a parade ...
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  • Participants dance with fans during a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    Participants dance with fans during a massive parade to mark the 60th ...
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  • A float takes part is paraded to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    A float takes part is paraded to mark the 60th anniversary of the ...
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  • Female members of a Chinese militia march in formation past Tiananmen Square during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Female members of a Chinese militia march in formation past Tiananmen ...
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  • People's Liberation Army tanks roll pass Tiananmen Square during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    People's Liberation Army tanks roll pass Tiananmen Square during a ...
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  • Chinese President Hu Jintao reviews soldiers before a parade in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
    Chinese President Hu Jintao reviews soldiers before a parade in front ...
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  • Participants wave Chinese national flags as they march past Tiananmen Square in a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Participants wave Chinese national flags as they march past Tiananmen ...
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  • Marine Corps soldiers receive inspection during a military parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing
    Marine Corps soldiers receive inspection during a military parade to ...
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  • Participants hold heart-shaped balloons during a parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    Participants hold heart-shaped balloons during a parade to celebrate ...
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  • Member of the public takes a photograph of armed policemen near Beijing's Tiananmen Square which has been closed to the public for the National Day celebrations
    Member of the public takes a photograph of armed policemen near ...
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  • A float featuring a dragon boat is seen during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing
    A float featuring a dragon boat is seen during a parade to mark the ...
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  • Navy cadets march in formation past a giant screen during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Navy cadets march in formation past a giant screen during a parade to ...
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  • Armoured vehicles roll down the street during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing
    Armoured vehicles roll down the street during a parade to mark the ...
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  • A banquet is held to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
    A banquet is held to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the ...
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  • Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao delivers a speech during a banquet marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao delivers a speech during a banquet ...
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  • Pigeons are released during a flag raising ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Hefei
    Pigeons are released during a flag raising ceremony to mark the 60th ...
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  • Chinese security forces stand together as they guard a street corner near Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead of upcoming National Day celebrations
    Chinese security forces stand together as they guard a street corner ...
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  • Chinese President Hu and former President Jiang attend a banquet marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Chinese President Hu and former President Jiang attend a banquet ...
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  • Chinese President Hu, former President Jiang and National People's Congress Chairman Wu attend a banquet marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
    Chinese President Hu, former President Jiang and National People's ...
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Soldiers march as they get ready at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ahead ...
Celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) reached a climax on Thursday morning with a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square in the capital to showcase the rise of the Middle Kingdom. Some advanced hardware developed and made in China and which...
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  • News Source: Voice of America | about 1 month ago
    China has a lot to celebrate as it marks the 60th anniversary of communist rule. Since the People's Republic was founded in 1949, it has transformed itself from an impoverished, war-torn nation to an economic and diplomatic powerhouse. But when it...
  • News Source: BBC | about 1 month ago
    Views from the market in Xi Bai Xin As China prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of Communist rule, the BBC's World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, reflects on the extraordinary transformation of the country and its people.
  • News Source: dailymail | about 1 month ago
    China is going Hollywood for the communist state�s 60th birthday. Dozens of films, TV mini-series and shows are hitting screen and stage, with a sweeping all-star epic taking the country by storm. �Jianguo Daye� (The Founding of a Republic) is...
  • News Source: dailymail | about 1 month ago
    Top Chinese state and military leader Hu Jintao on Thursday inspected the country's defense forces which will also stage a massive parade in Beijing in celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of New China. A black open-roof Red Flag limousine...
  • News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner | about 1 month ago
    Even the weather cooperated, after the government's aggressive cloud-seeding produced overnight showers to disperse smog and bring in blue skies. "The message that is intended is: 'We are modern, we are Chinese, we are great, we are fantastic, and we...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month ago
    The female militia units , clad in red mini-skirts and go-go style white boots, goose-stepped to perfection. The procession of nuclear missiles, some capable of striking Washington, went off without a hitch...He gave no clues as to new directions or...
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  • Blog Source: www.sfexaminer.com
    The buoyant mood glosses over the country's gut wrenching twists — the ruinous campaigns of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong that left tens of millions dead — as well as its current challenges: a widening gap between rich and poor, ... The
  • Blog Source: www.kitakamek.aghst.com
    China celebrates 60 years of PRC's founding. (CNN) -- President Hu Jintao inspected China's defense forces in Beijing on Thursday as the country began celebrations to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic. Chinese President Hu
  • Blog Source: www.usposttoday.com
    Tags: 60th chaina anniversary, 60th founding anniversary, Chairman Mao Zedong, Chang'an Avenue, China 60th, China 60th anniversary, China showcases strength, heart of Beijing, National Day parade, People's Republic of China, PRC, ...
  • Blog Source: thaitouristinfo.blogspot.com
    Soldiers hold pigeon patterns during a rehearsal for China's 60th anniversary celebration performance in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. A military parade and celebrations will be held in central Beijing on Oct. 1 to mark six decades ... of Mao
  • Blog Source: blog.taragana.com
    Former President Jiang also showed up in the Mao suit ten years ago when the PRC celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. A giant portrait of Mao has been hung on the front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum for 60 years. On the 60th ...
  • Blog Source: mustican921903.wordpress.com
    China celebrates 60 years of PRC's founding. October 1, 2009 무스타파 할릴 대포 Leave a comment Go to comments. Chinese President Hu Jintao reviews Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) troops in Beijing on Thursday. Chinese President Hu Jintao
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