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Today is the 98th anniversary of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and founding of the Republic of China in 1912. (I wonder how the 100th anniversary will be celebrated in the People's... ...full story at RConversation

from RConversation on Sat, Oct 10 2009

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01 Oct 08 visit Chinese celebrate 59th anniversary of founding of PR China  »  People's Daily The 59th anniversary of founding of the People's Republic of China, which fell on Wednesday, was celebrated by people from different walks of life across the country. At Tian'anmen Square, the heart of the national capital of Beijing, some 190,000...
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01 Oct 08 visit Chinese National Day celebrated in Madagascar  »  People's Daily The 59th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was celebrated here Tuesday at the Chinese Embassy with the presence of Madagascan Senate President Yvan Randriasandratriniony, as well as senior government officials, diplomats and...
01 Oct 09 visit A birthday bash for the People's Republic  »  Danwei "What are you gonna do today if you don't watch the parade?" asks today's Dongguan Times. Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and from 10am through 12:30pm, a parade of military troops and equipment...
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