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Communist China celebrates 60th anniversary

Filed under: Asia, China, News Today, October 1st, marks the 60th anniversary of communist rule in China - an era that has been defined with great success and development for the country.Leaders in Beijing and 30,000 specially invited guests observed the... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Fri, Oct 02 2009

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