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China stages picture-perfect 60th anniversary gala

There were fireworks the likes of which the world has never seen; 500 tanks in Tiananmen Square and 5,000 troops on the march - saluted by 151 military aircraft - streaking low across the skies. ...full story at Times Online

from Times Online on Fri, Oct 02 2009

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