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bd popeye · 04-06-2009

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Originally Posted by T-U-P

the 3rd picture is a repeat of the 2nd picture and does not match its caption.

Thanks T-U-P! I Fixed that Pix!

bd popeye · 04-07-2009

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China's skip Wang Fengchun watches the line of his shot during their World Men's Curling Championships game against Scotland in Moncton, New Brunswick April 7, 2009. China, who has failed to win any games, defeated Scotland.

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Workers check medical products at a medicine factory in Huaibei, east China's Anhui province on April 7, 2009. China launched a landmark health care revamp that aims to provide basic care for all by 2020, reforming an unpopular system seen as costly, badly funded and providing shoddy treatment, as health care has long been a source of discontent among the nation's people.

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Liu Zhenminat, China's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, arrives for a Security Council meeting on Africa April 7, 2009 at UN headquarters in New York. Security Council members continue to consult on the North Korean missile incident.

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World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan, right, and Chinese actor Jet Li, also Red Cross ambassador and founded Jet Li One Foundation pay respects to the victims of Italy earthquake at the World Health Day at the Ditan Hospital in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The World Health Organization is calling on governments worldwide to make their hospitals disaster proof, nearly a year after a massive earthquake devastated parts of southwest China including scores of hospitals.

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A father uses a stick to hold up his child's intravenous drip as they walk in the garden at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning province April 7, 2009. The Chinese government aims to complete landmark health care reforms by 2020 to ensure safe and affordable coverage for its more than one billion citizens, state media said on Monday.

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Trams pass by in downtown Hong Kong April 7, 2009. French water, waste and transportation giant Veolia Environnement will buy 50 percent of Hong Kong's iconic tram system and take over operation of the 105-year-old network under a deal unveiled on Tuesday.

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Visitors hang from a carnival ride near the National Olympic Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The Bird's Nest Carnival theme park was opened in the Olympic complex in March and will run through October.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) shares a laugh with Chinese officials after arriving at Beijing's Capital Airport late on April 7, 2009. Chavez arrived in China on a 3-day visit likely to deepen already strong ties that focus on oil but branch into areas stretching from the military to the media. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

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XIAN, CHINA - APRIL 7: (CHINA OUT) Visitors touch an etiquette robot at the 13th East-West China Cooperation & Investment Trade Fair at the Qujiang International Convention Center on April 7, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. Delegations from 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions attended the four-day fair, which is aimed to promote investment and consumption, boosting domestic demand. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 04-08-2009

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Seven Chinese gymnasts balance on a bicycle as the Chinese State Circus arrives at Alexandra Palace in north London, on April 8, 2009. The circus runs from 9 to 19 April.

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Shaolin Wu-Shu Warriors balance one of the performers on spears as the Chinese State Circus arrives at Alexandra Palace in north London, on April 8, 2009.

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Chinese gymnasts balance plates on sticks as the Chinese State Circus arrives at Alexandra Palace in north London, on April 8, 2009.

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BEIJING - APRIL 8: (L-R) Former Republican Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) shakes hands with Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) chairman Wu Bangguo during his visit to the Great Hall of the People April 8, 2009 in Beijing, China. McCain's is on a week long trip to Asia which will also see him visit Hong Kong, Hanoi and Tokyo.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) is welcomed by Chinese President Hu Jintao before a meeting in Beijing, on April 08, 2009. Chavez declared that the world now revolved around China, as he praised the Asian giant for driving the global economy amid the "capitalist" crisis. After arriving in Beijing for his three-day visit, Chavez told reporters he would pursue three "concrete objectives of great strategic significance" in China that were all related to energy.

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Visitors take photos on the refurbished Waibaidu Bridge over Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Waibaidu Bridge, built in 1907 and one of China's oldest steel bridges, had been removed to repair damaged parts last year and was put back into its original place after the repair. The bridge opened today.

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A boy has his mouth checked as part of measures to prevent the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) at a kindergarten in Wuhan, Hubei province April 8, 2009. Thirty-three children in two crowded rural provinces of China have died in an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that could claim more victims as it spreads in summer heat, state media reported on Tuesday.

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A Chinese bee farmer works at a field in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on April 7, 2009. Many bee farmers will camp beside the outskirt fields to feed their bees as cole flowers are starting to bloom.

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Rescuers are seen next to two derailed compartments of a passenger train between Hancheng and Beijing, which are being lifted at Laishui, north China's Hebei province on April 7, 2009. Six out of the 16 compartements of the train derailed on early April 7. No deaths or injuries were reported.

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A petitioner sits on the ground as Chinese policemen and security officers try to remove her from the entrance of Peking University in Beijing, April 8, 2009. Angry Chinese petitioners descended on Peking University demanding an apology from a prominent psychiatrist who branded them mentally ill.

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A model poses with the HTC Touch Diamond2 during a news conference for the launch of the product in Taipei April 8, 2009. The mobile phone which was launched on Wednesday features a 3.2 inch display screen and features "push internet", a custom set function that pre-downloads websites for faster access while surfing.

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Supporters of the Brother Elephant Baseball Team cheer during the game against the Uni-President Lions Baseball Team in Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei April 4, 2009. Some local fans now prefer televised U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) to local games because of illegal betting, which has cost the island's 20-year-old league a chunk of its fan base, taking income away from the sport's development and lowering the national team's odds of international championships. Photo taken April 4, 2009.

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A pear-shaped reticulated celadon vase with the seal mark of the Qing dynasty's Qianlong period, which was sold for $6.1 million, a world auction record for Qing monochrome porcelain, is seen during a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in this handout picture released April 8, 2009. Sotheby's hammered off a total of HK$691 million ($88.6 million) worth of artwork in its spring Asian sales in the territory, 11 percent higher than its pre-sale estimate in a steady showing for the fragile Chinese art market.

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HAMBURG, GERMANY - APRIL 08: Zhang Jie and Zhongni, two six-week-old North Chinese Leopards are seen during a name giving ceremony at Hagenbeck Zoo on April 8, 2009 in Hamburg, Germany. The North Chinese Leopard is an endangered species. No-one knows for sure how many North Chinese Leopards there are in the wild, which makes it rather difficult conserving them. There are only 100 in captivity, and new blood lines are needed in order to continue a healthy captive population of the cats.

bd popeye · 04-09-2009

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Visitors look at an exhibition featuring characters from the opera Turandot, at China's National Grand Theater in Beijing Thursday, April 9, 2009. The theater, designed by Paul Andreu, and known locally as 'The Egg', is to host the 2009 Opera Festival from April 15. The festival will run until July and will feature 38 performances by Chinese and international artists.

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An employee counts Renminbi banknotes at a local commercial bank in Suining, Sichuan province April 9, 2009. China's central bank auctioned 95 billion yuan ($13.9 billion) of three-month bills in its open market operations on Thursday at a yield of 0.9650 percent, traders said, in line with expectations and flat from last week.

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Hong Kong's outspoken cardinal Joseph Zen speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong Thursday, April 10, 2009. Hong Kong's outspoken cardinal Joseph Zen says China's religious freedom has been hindered by its state-controlled Catholic Church which resisted it for self-interest. His remarks came late Thursday as he hosted the last series of Easter Mass before his imminent retirement from head of the Hong Kong diocese next week.

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A Chinese petitioner who showed up to protest outside the Peking University arguing with police officers in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 9 , 2009. Petitioners have been gathering daily at the university to protest remarks by University professor Sun Dongdong that "99 percent of professional petitioners are mentally ill".

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The sign of Buick is seen under a Chinese symbol saying "Happy New Year and Good Fortune" at a Buick car showroom in Beijing on April 9, 2009. Embattled US auto maker General Motors is aiming to double its sales in China over the next five years, the head of the firm's Chinese operations said in comments published on April 9.

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A security guard tries to stop pictures being taken of petitioners protesting at the entrance of Peking University in Beijing, April 9, 2009. Angry Chinese petitioners descended on Peking University on Wednesday, protesting against comments by a prominent psychiatrist who branded them mentally ill.

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Chicago Park District Gymnastics members talk to an International Olympic Committee member Ching-Kuo Wu, of Taiwan, after a gymnastics performance for the committee as they tour the United Center, Sunday, April 5, 2009 in Chicago.

bd popeye · 04-10-2009

Ooppss! I almost forgot to post photos in this thread! To the daily viewers of this thread I know you are enjoying it! we average 70-100 hits daily! Thanks!

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Chinese workers at an American Realty office for Chicago eat their lunch as they wait for Chinese customers at real estate professionals exhibition geared towards Chinese investors looking to buy property in the USA in Beijing, China, Friday, April 10, 2009.

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A Chinese sales person working for American realtors shows a Chinese customer properties for sale in the United States at real estate professionals exhibition geared towards Chinese investors looking to buy property in the USA in Beijing, China, Friday, April 10, 2009.

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Cars sit in a traffic jam as they make their way along a main road in central Beijing April 10, 2009. Vehicle sales in China, the world's largest car market, climbed to a record in March, extending gains from the previous month, helped by government policy measures to bolster demand in both urban and rural areas. A total of 1.10 million vehicles was sold last month, up from 1.06 million units in March 2008, which previously posted the highest monthly sales, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Thursday.

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Chinese security guards restrain petitioners attempting to push her way into the Peking University in Beijing, China, Friday, April 10 , 2009. Over two dozen protesters tried to force their way into Beijing's elite Peking University Friday demanding to see the professor whose remarks saying they are "mentally ill" have ignited a backlash in the capital.

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A young Chinese petitioner holds up a paper which reads, "Grandpa Hu, I want to go to school," referring to the Chinese President Hu Jintao outside the Peking University in Beijing, China, Friday, April 10, 2009. Over two dozen protesters tried to force their way into Beijing's elite Peking University Friday demanding to see the professor whose remarks saying they are "mentally ill" have ignited a backlash in the capital.

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Containers are loaded onto delivery trucks after being unloaded off a cargo ship at Tianjin port on June 26, 2008 in Tianjin, 170 km southeast of Beijing. China's trade surplus jumped 41.2 percent year-on-year in March to 18.56 billion USD, the official Xinhua news agency reported on April 10, 2009. The figure came despite a 17.1 percent drop in China's vital exports, which marked the fifth straight monthly fall, as imports slumped by 25.1 percent.

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China's goaltender Shi Yao and player Jin Fengling collide with Japan's Mai Takahashi (bottom) during their round two game at the IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Hameenlinna April 10, 2009.

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A Chinese young woman struggles with a little boy on a street in Beijing on April 10, 2009. Selective abortion in favour of males has left China with 32 million more boys than girls, creating an imbalance that will endure for decades, an investigation released on April 10 warned.

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CHENGDU, CHINA - APRIL 9: (CHINA OUT) A combined photo shows a cooling tower, which is 20 year old and 105 meter high, at a local thermal power plant falling in a demolition blast on April 9, 2009 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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A model promotes a notebook to a customer during an information technology (IT) show at the World Trade Center in Taipei on April 9, 2009. More then one hundred booths displayed various IT products including digital cameras, notebooks, LCD displayers, GPS and MP3 players for a four-day exhibition. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty

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Two models display a digital camera and a portable printer during an information technology (IT) show at the World Trade Center in Taipei on April 9, 2009. More then one hundred booths displayed various IT products including digital cameras, notebooks, LCD displayers, GPS and MP3 players for a four-day exhibition. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) disembarks from his plane after landing at the U-Tapao military airport, some 170 km south-east of Bangkok on April 10, 2009 as he arrives for the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits held in nearby Pattaya. Hundreds of protesters massed in the Thai beach resort of Pattaya where Asian leaders are holding a major summit April 10 to 12, opening a new front in rallies against the country's prime minister. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at his home in an arts district on the outskirts of Beijing on April 10, 2009. The son of Chinese poet Ai Qing, who was denounced during the Cultural Revolution and banished to a labour camp in China's far northwest Xinjiang province with wife and child, Ai went on to study at the Beijing Film Academy with future film directors Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige in the late 1970's and besides being a curator, architectural designer and a cultural and social commentator, Ai is perhaps best known for his role as artistic consultant for design in collaboration with a Swiss firm for the National Stadium, also known as thre Bird's Nest, for the 2008 Summer Olympics, a project from which he later distanced himself. His latest challenge is finding the names of all the children who died from the Sichuan earthquake in May last year, posted on the wall in front and to his left, while criticizing government efforts on his personal blog with angry postings for still not having provided a full accounting of the schoolchildren's deaths, which many have blamed on poorly constructed schools. For the past two days, Ai said each time he has posted the list of the children's names on his blog, they have shortly thereafter been removed.

bd popeye · 04-11-2009

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A child suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease gets medical attention at a hospital in Hefei, central China's Anhui province Saturday April 11, 2009. China has reported a sharp rise in hand, foot and mouth disease mostly among young children, with 50 deaths so far this year, state media said Friday. (AP Photo)

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) walks before departing from U-Tapao military airport in Sattahip April 11, 2009. China's economy is in a better shape than expected with March industrial output growth exceeding forecasts, but it still faces big challenges, Wen said on Saturday.

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Chinese petitioners are taken away by police officers & plainclothes security personnel before having a chance to protest near the Peking University in Bejing, China, Saturday, April 11 , 2009. On Saturday, Chinese authorities started to crack down on petitioners who have been gathering over the past days outside the university to protest remarks by prof. Sun Dongdong that "99 percent of professional petitioners are mentally ill." Plainclothes security personnel and uniformed police swept up petitioners from areas near the university even before the petitioners began any protest.

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Dancers in Taiwan's internationally famed Cloud Gate II dance troupe perform a rehearsal of their new production "Spring Riot" in Taipei,Taiwan, Friday, April 10, 2009.

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Chinese petitioners detained onboard a bus hold up a paper reading, "Unjust," near the Peking University in Bejing, China, Saturday, April 11, 2009.

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BEIJING - APRIL 11: A saleswoman shows a gold necklace to a customer at Caishikou Department Store, the capital's largest gold jewelry, accessories and decorations retail store, on April 11, 2009 in Beijing, China. According to the manager of the store, Beijing residents have not been influenced by the global economic crisis, with strong sales continuing this year. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images

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BEIJING - APRIL 11: A fan of Beijing opera performs in a traditional theatre on April 11, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

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CHANGCHUN, CHINA - APRIL 11: Children view housing models on April 11, 2009 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. During the first quarter of this year, commercial property transactions in China's major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen all exceeded the growth rate of the same period of last year. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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WUHAN, CHINA - APRIL 10: (CHINA OUT) Migrant workers assist at the Wuhan North Railway Marshalling Station, which is nearing completion, on April 10, 2009 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The station, located on the junction of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu High Speed Passenger Line, is the largest marshalling station in Asia, which is part of the Wuhan Railway Joint Terminal to be finished before 2010. Wuhan Railway Joint Terminal, which centers on the Wuhan North Railway Marshalling Station, Hankou Railway Station and Tianxingzhou Bridge, is one of the major fast road network centers in China. Wuhan North Railway Marshalling Station is expected to be put into operation in middle of April this year. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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HUANGSHAN, CHINA - APRIL 10:Contestants visit a tea plantation during the northern China leg of 2009 Miss Tourism International (MIT) contest on April 10, 2009 in Huangshan city, east China's Anhui province. Some 30 contestants contend in the northern China finals of the beauty event in Huangshan, of which the top five are qualified to compete in the 2009 MIT China finals. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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KUNMING, CHINA-APRIL 10

CHINA OUT) Dais throw water to each other during the launching ceremony of the Water Sprinkling Festival on April 10, 2009 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. This is the major festival of the year for the Dai nationality which comes about two weeks after the Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Festival) in early April. On this day people throw water at each other, the water is meant to remove the dirt from the body and bring happiness for the coming year. It is believed that the more drenched a person is, the greater success he may expect and therefore the greater happiness. (Photo by Liu Puli/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 10: (CHINA OUT) Chinese singer-songwriter Xu Wei performs during his "The Day" live concert at the Workers' Stadium on April 10, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 04-12-2009

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Chinese Catholics participate in an Easter mass at the Nantang church in Beijing, China, Sunday, April 12, 2009. Easter celebrants crowded into churches in Beijing on Sunday, for the day Christians say Jesus Christ rose from the dead after his crucifixion on Good Friday.

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China's Ma Jin, front, returns the shuttlecock against South Korea's Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won as her teammate Wang Xiaoli looks on during the women's doubles final in the Asia Badminton Championship 2009 in Suwon, south of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 12, 2009. Chinese pair defeated South Korea 2-0.

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A Chinese man with his son collects rocks outside a church during Easter mass in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on April 12, 2009. Easter for China's Catholics has a familiar ring this year as priests and activists say 60 years of government repression of those loyal to the Pope shows no sign of easing.

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Thousands of Chinese parents gather at a special education fair to enquire mainly on the job prospects for their children after graduation, in Beijing on April 11, 2009. Measures taken by China to combat the global economic crisis are beginning to show results, state media quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as saying, ahead of first quarter results due next week.

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Shaolin kungfu exponents perform at the opening ceremony of a travel fair highlighting some 186 Chinese cities and its attractions, in Beijing on April 11, 2009. Measures taken by China to combat the global economic crisis are beginning to show results, state media quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as saying, ahead of first quarter results due next week.

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou walks past a huge billboard with the US national flag prior to address a seminar in Taipei on April 12, 2009 on the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), which was enacted by Washington to regulate exchanges with Taipei after switching its diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979. The US has since maintained close ties with Taiwan despite a lack of diplomatic ties.

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BEIJING - APRIL 11: Ethnic minority market vendors sit at their stall at the Panjiayuan Antiques Market, also known as the Dirt Market, on April 11, 2009 in Beijing, China. The market, one of the major tourist attractions in the Chinese capital, is also feeling the pinch caused by the global economic downturn. Stall holders sell all kinds of 'antiques' (most are reproductions), Chinese furniture and knick-knacks, including wooden chests, ceramics, teapots, Tibetan carpets, Cultural Revolution memorabilia, Mao alarm clocks, scrolls and reproductions of 1920s cigarette advertisements. (Photo by Andrew Wong/Getty Images)

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SHANGHAI, CHINA : APRIL 7: (CHINA OUT) R&B singer John Legend (L) and Hong Kong singer Karen Mok attend a press conference on April 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. John Legend is in Shanghai for a live concert which will be held on April 8. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

kliu0 · 04-13-2009

Its interesting to see more and more protests, petitions and public movements in China. Its also interesting to note....the picture where the world leaders had a group photo, Hu Jintao doesn't seem enthusiastic as the other leaders....and it looks like he doesn't fit in the group. But he was very enthusiastic when meeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

bd popeye · 04-13-2009

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Chinese shoppers chooses clothes and toys on sale at a shopping center for export commodities in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, on Sunday, April 12, 2009. China's economy is showing tentative signs a recovery may be forming, but even officials who want to boost public confidence warn a rebound is not yet certain and could be vulnerable to weak trade and other setbacks. (AP Photo)

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Crew members of a researchers' helicopter, which crashed into the sea near a harbour in Shanghai, is seen in the water minutes after the crash. April 12, 2009.

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The wreckage of a researchers' helicopter which crashed into the sea is seen being lifted out from the water near a harbour in Shanghai April 12, 2009. Chinese rescuers have found the wreckage of a helicopter from China's Antarctic exploration ship, Xuelong, which crashed in the East China Sea off Shanghai Sunday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken April 12, 2009.

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Members of the Falun Dafa perform in an attempt to raise awareness of the Falun Dafa in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 13, 2009. Banned in China since 1999, the Falun Dafa is a mix of traditional Chinese calisthenics and doctrines drawn from Buddhism, Taoism and the ideas of its founder, Li Hongzhi.

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Graduates crowd in front of an information board outside a job fair held in Lanzhou, Gansu province April 12, 2009. The global economic crisis has made it all the more important to take a fresh look at China's human resources. The country's immediate challenge is to tackle unemployment, while in the long run it has to develop human resources to support a shift in its growth strategy, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Hong-Chih Kuo, of Taiwan, pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Phoenix.

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LUOYANG, CHINA - APRIL 13: (CHINA OUT) Firefighters try to extinguish two burning tankers carrying liquefied natural gas on April 13, 2009 in Luoyang of Henan Province, China. Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas often converted to liquid form for transportation. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoli/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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A woman displays a pair of wireless head mounted video glasses at the Electronics Fair in Hong Kong on April 13, 2009. The four day fair features some 200 brands from 175 exhibitors. AFP PHOTO/MIKE CLARKE (Photo credit should read MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

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TAIJIANG COUNTRY, CHINA - APRIL 12: (CHINA OUT) People of the Miao ethnic group perform folk dance during the "Sisters Festival" on April 12, 2009 in Taijiang County of Guizhou Province, China. The traditional Sisters Fesitval of the Miao people, celebrated on the 15th day of the third lunar month, is an occasion for young people to meet and choose their lovers. (Photo by Wu Dongjun/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 04-14-2009

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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 14: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (L) meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People, April 14, 2009 in Beijing, China. This is Key's first bilateral visit to an Asian country since taking office in November 2008. (Photo by Minoru Iwasaki-Pool/Getty Images)

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A worker carries a model of a building while walking in front of a newly-completed apartment complex at a sales event in Shenyang, Liaoning province April 14, 2009. China's real estate investment grew 4.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, suggesting a significant pickup in capital spending in the sector in March.

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Window cleaners labor between the service apartments at the Central Business District in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. China's economy is showing signs of a nascent recovery, but even officials who want to boost public confidence warn a rebound faces risks from the global crisis and is not yet certain.

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Sales clerks dressed in a traditional costume looks while distributing sale leaflets to passers-by at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 14, 2009.

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A labourer works amid heavy smoke at a coking factory in Changzhi, Shanxi province April 14, 2009. China's coking capacity has far exceeded this year's projected demand, but coking plants are still expanding, the China Securities Journal on Tuesday quoted a senior industry official as saying.

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Construction workers are seen on a high rise office building site on the Pudong River bank at the new financial district of Pudong in Shanghai April 14, 2009. China drew $8.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in March, 9.5 percent less than in the same period in 2008, the official China Daily reported on its website on Tuesday, citing Commerce Ministry figures.

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A Chinese paramilitary police on duty stands outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 14 , 2009. North Korea vowed Tuesday to restore nuclear facilities it has been disabling and boycott international talks on its atomic weapons program to protest the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of the country's rocket launch.

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A plastic bottle collector picks up some water bottles from a public trash bin Tuesday April 14, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

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A migrant worker demolishes an old house at a construction site in Hefei, Anhui province April 14, 2009. China is planning a new economic stimulus package targeted at boosting consumption, the China Securities Journal reported on Monday, citing a senior official of the State Information Center, which is affiliated with the country's top planning agency.

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A window cleaner chats with another near the advertisement featuring McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain at a shopping mall in Shanghai, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix, the third Grand Prix of the season, will be held here on Sunday April 19.

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Workers prepare slot machines in a gaming hall at the 'City of Dreams' complex on the Cotai Strip in Macau on April 14, 2009. City of Dreams is an integrated entertainment resort combining casinos, shopping, nightclubs, hotels and dining which is scheduled to open during the first half of 2009. AFP PHOTO/MIKE CLARKE (Photo credit should read MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

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HONG KONG, CHINA - APRIL 13: Taiwan actress Annie Yi attends the 'Be My Guest' TV show, on April 13. 2009 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - APRIL 14: Taiwan actress and brand ambassador for Chinese Paladin Online Megan Lai attends the Chinese Paladin Online press conference on April 14, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during the opening ceremony of an exhibition on the island's late president Chiang Ching-kuo in Tahsi, northern Taiwan on April 13, 2009. The son of former nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo is widely remembered here for overhauling the island's infrastructure in the 1970s, contributing to its emergence as a modern high-tech hub. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 04-15-2009

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XICHANG, CHINA - APRIL 15: (CHINA OUT) China's second Beidou satellite waits to be launched into space from the Xichang Space Launch Center on April 15, 2009 in Xichang of Sichuan Province, China. China successfully launched the second Beidou satellite (COMPASS-G2), the Chinese version of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), into orbit early Wednesday morning. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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Visitors tour the booths at the Canton Trade Fair in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou in Guangdong province April 15, 2009. With fewer foreign buyers roaming the vast halls of China's top trade fair on Wednesday, China's stricken exporters said Western orders remained scarce despite cheaper prices and recent positive signs.

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A migrant construction worker checks his mobile phone as he rests in his dormitory after working shift at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 construction site in Shanghai April 15, 2009. China's annual GDP growth slipped to a record low in the first quarter, but the quarter-on-quarter increase might point to a recovery, a domestic news portal reported on Wednesday.

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A migrant construction worker smiles as he finish his working shift at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo construction site in Shanghai April 15, 2009.

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A policeman sits in his parked vehicle on Tiananmen Square as tourists crowd the central Beijing landmark on April 15, 2009, on the 20th anniversary of reformist leader Hu Yaobang's death, kicking off an ultra-sensitive period for China's ruling communists as they are forced to revisit the memories of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Hu was ousted as head of the Communist Party in 1987 for his weak response to student protests in December 1986 and when he died on April 15, 1989, students used his death to call for democratic reforms in a movement that grew until the early hours of June 4, 1989 when soldiers were sent onto Tiananmen Square to crush six weeks of unprecedented democracy protests.

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Chinese trade enforcement officers seize fake products at a warehouse in Beijing on April 14, 2009. Copyright counterfeiting is rampant in China and a constant irritant in trade ties with western countries, as counterfeit versions of popular foreign movies, brand-name fashions and other products continue to be sold openly in China.

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A migration service officer (R) checks the documents of a Chinese worker at a farm near the settlement of Tvorogovo some 20 km (12.4 miles) west of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk April 15, 2009. Every second migrant worker in the Krasnoyarsk region has no valid visa or work permit, the head of the regional migration service, Vladimir Katrechko, told local media, pledging tougher checks on foreigners.

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A police officer escorts a Chinese worker after a spot check by the migration service at a farm near the settlement of Tvorogovo some 20 km (12.4 miles) west of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk April 15, 2009.

bd popeye · 04-16-2009

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 16: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (L) and Chinese Minister of Education Zhou Ji (C) sign the 2009 U.S.-China Work Plan on Education Activities and the Joint Statement of Exchange and Cooperation in Higher Education as Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong (R) looks on during a signing ceremony at the U.S. Department of Education April 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Education officials met in Washington to discuss ways to improve education in the United States and China.

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John Tong Hon Bishop of Hong Kong poses for media after a news conference in Hong Kong April 16, 2009. Pope Benedict appointed John Tong Hon as the new bishop of Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Church after his predecessor in the high-profile post retired, the Vatican said on Wednesday. According to newspaper reports, Tong has hinted that he would take a more flexible approach than his predecessor and seek to bridge Vatican and China ties. He is also expected to become a cardinal sometime in the future.

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McLaren Mercedes crew members push Heikki Kovalainen's car Thursday April 16, 2009 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, where the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix, the third Grand Prix of the season, will be held on Sunday. McLaren chief executive Ron Dennis relinquished all Formula One roles Thursday amid the fallout from a lying scandal that could lead to the team being banned from the world championship.

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Toyota Formula One driver Jarno Trulli of Italy gives his autograph to a fan at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, Thursday, April 16, 2009. The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix, the third Grand Prix of the season, will be held here on Sunday April 19.

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A vendor waits for customers at his shoe stall at a market in Beijing April 16, 2009.

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This file photo of an China Eastern Airlines aircraft taxis passing by another China Eastern Airlines aircraft taxis at the terminal of the Beijing's Capital Airport China Eastern Airlines said on April 16, 2009, it suffered a net loss of 15.3 billion yuan (2.2 billion dollars) last year due to falling passenger numbers, rising fuel costs and bad bets on fuel hedging contracts.

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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, of China, sits on a courtside table during a timeout in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The Mavericks won 95-84.

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BEIJING - APRIL 16: Taiwan actress and singer Pace Wu (L), Chinese movie star Zhang Zhiyi (C) and Hong Kong singer Gillian Chung (R) attend a promotion event of Chinese mobile phone maker Veva on April 16, 2009 in Beijing, China.

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A security guard keeps guard in front of the main convention hall for the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009 in Boao, Hainan province April 16, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will deliver a keynote speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009, which begins Friday in Hainan Province. Heads of state from 13 countries including Pakistan, Mongolia, Burma, Vietnam, Finland, Albania, New Zealand, Thailand and Iran, as well as foreign dignitaries including former US President George W. Bush, will attend the three-day conference, according to the forum's website.

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Local people admire a Suzuki(yellow) concept "Biplane" & Italian motorcycles during the Taiwan Motorcycle exhibition at the World Trade Center in Taipei on April 16, 2009. More then 180 motorcycle related companies are taking part in this four-day exhibition and is expected to attract at least one hundred thousand visitors.

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BEIJING - APRIL 16: Hong Kong singer Gillian Chung attends a promotion event of Chinese mobile phone maker Veva on April 16, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 04-17-2009

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A U.S. nuclear expert, second from left , is escorted by a Chinese police officer at the Beijing airport in Beijing, China, Friday, April 17 , 2009. Four U.S. experts monitoring North Korea's nuclear program arrived in China on Friday after the North expelled them and threatened to restart its reactor in anger over U.N. criticism of its recent rocket launch.

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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, first left, along with his delegation speaks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, first right, along with his delegation during bilateral meetings held ahead of the Boao Forum in Sanya, China, Friday, April 17, 2009. The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2009 with the theme "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis" is to be held from April 17 to 19.

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China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009 in Sanya, Hainan province April 17, 2009. Wen will deliver a keynote speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009, which begins Friday in Hainan Province. Heads of state from 13 countries including Pakistan, Mongolia, Burma, Vietnam, Finland, Albania, New Zealand, Thailand and Iran, as well as foreign dignitaries including former US President George W.Bush, will attend the three-day conference, according to the forum's website.

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McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain prepares in his team garage for the first practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Friday April 17, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Ferrari mechanics push the cars of Kimi Raikkonen of Finland and Felipe Massa of Brazil back into the team garages during the second practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Friday April 17, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Two Chinese masseuers demonstrate their skills during a beauty and cosmetology exhibition in Fuzhou, southeastern China's Fujian province on April 16, 2009. Foreign cosmetic companies are queuing up to cash in on the booming demand for beauty products in China.

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A young model displays custom scooters during the Taiwan Motorcycle exhibition at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, April 17, 2009. More then 180 motorcycle related companies hold booths in this four-day exhibition and is expected to attract over a hundred thousand visitors.

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A cargo of Cathay Pacific is handled outside HACTL SuperTerminal 1, the world's busiest air cargo terminal, at the Hong Kong International Airport April 16, 2009. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday it would cut passenger and cargo capacity from May following a sharp drop in turnover in the first quarter of 2009. The Hong Kong-based airline is requesting its staff to take unpaid leave over the course of the next 12 months, it said in a statement. Picture taken April 16, 2009.

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Cathay Pacific Airways flight attendants the airlines' headquarter at Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong, 11 August 2003. Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said on April 17, 2009, it is to ask some staff to take unpaid leave following a huge drop in revenue.

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TIANJIN, CHINA - APRIL 16: (CHINA OUT) Zhao Liang recovers after foot surgery at the Tianjin Hospital on April 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China. Zhao Liang measures 2.46m tall, a full 10 cm taller than Bao Xishun, currently recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest man. Hospital staff were so intrigued by Zhao Liang's height they had him measured properly. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

AleDucat · 04-17-2009

This is my first post, as you can see, and I want to spend it to give you a big Thanks for showing us China.

Thanks a lot.

Alex

bd popeye · 04-18-2009

Thank you Alex! Today, tomorrow & Monday I'll be making extra post of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix of 2009!

Here you go!

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Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland leaves pit lane during qualifying for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland leaves pit lane during qualifying for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel, left, of Germany smiles during a press conference after qualifying in pole position for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. Red Bull teammate Mark Webber, right, of Australia qualified in third place.

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Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain in action during qualifying for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain heads into the pit lane during the third practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit Sunday.

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McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain gets out of his car following the qualifying session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, right, of Britain watches as team mechanics work on the rear of his car during the third practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber has his car refuelled during qualifying for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia takes a corner during qualifying for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday April 18, 2009. Webber qualified third for Sunday's race.

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Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil walks back to his team garage after the qualifying session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit Sunday.

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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany reacts after qualifying in pole position for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit on Sunday April 19.

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Brawn GP Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil heads into the pit lane during the third practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday April 18, 2009. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the circuit Sunday.

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