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USS Kitty Hawk to make first stop in Hong Kong since access spat

HONG KONG: The USS Kitty Hawk battle carrier group will soon make its first stop in Hong Kong since it was denied access by Beijing over the Thanksgiving holiday, a US official said on Wednesday. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia

from Channel NewsAsia on Wed, Apr 23 2008

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