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bd popeye · 01-06-2010

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People walk across a snowy overhead bridge in front of a chimney from a heating plant, in Beijing January 6, 2010. Cities across eastern and central China are rationing power for industry and urging residents to limit gas use after a wave of icy weather sent energy demand soaring while straining supplies of coal that were already tight.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and his Kenyan counterpart Moses Wetangula address a news conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi, January 6, 2010. China gave Kenya a 540 million shilling ($7.16 million) grant on Wednesday to support development projects in east Africa's biggest economy. The agreement was unveiled during a visit to the Kenyan by Jiechi, who is on a five-nation tour of the world's poorest continent.

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Relatives of miners wait for information after a fire broke out at Lisheng Coal Mine in Xiangtan county, Hunan province January 6, 2010. At least 25 miners have died in the fire at a colliery in central China and three others remain trapped, state media said on Wednesday, in the latest disaster to hit the world's most dangerous mining industry. The Chinese characters read, "No entry except for rescuers".

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Hundreds of tourists visit Dadonghai beach in Sanya, Hainan province January 6, 2010. China's only tropical island province Hainan is to clean up its tourism industry in its drive to become a global tourist destination like Hawaii or Indonesia's Bali, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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A labourer walks on the railway track at a coal dump site of a coal-fired power plant in Xiangfan, Hubei province January 6, 2010. Coal stocks at China's major coal-fired power plants continued to decline, industry data showed, raising power supply concerns as a new cold front swept across the country while coal prices surged.

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A coal vendor pulls his tricycle on a snow covered road in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Some Chinese factories were told to shut down to ensure power supplies to heat homes Tuesday as demand surged amid record-setting winter cold, a utility company and a state news agency said.

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers work at the Lisheng Coal Mine following Tuesday's deadly fire, in Tanjiashan Town of Xiangtan, in central-south China's Hunan Province, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. The fire in the coal mine in central China killed at least 25 workers, and search efforts continued for at least three others trapped underground, state media reported Wednesday.

bd popeye · 01-07-2010

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Winner of the women's Halfpipe snow board World Cup race Sarka Pancochava from the Czech Republic, center, is flanked on the podium by second placed Zhifeng Sun of China, left, and third placed Xu Chen from China, right, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at Kreischberg mountain, Austrian province of Styria.

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China's Sun Zhifeng performs a jump during the ladies Snowboard World Cup halfpipe event at the Kreischberg mountain near the Austrian resort of Murau January 7, 2010. Sun finished second.

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CHENGDU, CHINA - JANUARY 7: A person counts yuan notes in front of a branch of the Bank of Chengdu on January 7, 2010 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. According to state media, China Banking Regulatory Commission has approved the establishment of the country's first three consumer financing companies on January 6, which will start trial operation in Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu. The Bank of China, Bank of Beijing, and Bank of Chengdu are the promoters of the pilot consumer financing companies, which are expected to offer loans to individuals without collateral for buying durable goods.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, Chinese college students wait to attend a job fair at the South China Institute of Software Engineering in Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province. (AP Photo)

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Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan arrives at the 2010 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles January 6, 2010.

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Zheng Jie of China returns a shot during her match against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the Tennis Classic in Hong Kong January 6, 2010.

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In these photos taken on Dec. 27, 2009 and released by Bo Ai Hospital, Dr. Sun Wei successfully removes a chopstick from Li Jingchao after a surgery at the Bo Ai Hospital in Beijing. The 14-month-old boy is recovering(bottom photo) after doctors removed a chopstick from his brain that accidentally poked up through his nose.

bd popeye · 01-09-2010

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7: Workers stawnd on scaffolding at the Japan Pavilion at the Pudong Expo Park of 2010 Shanghai World Expo on January 7, 2010 in Shanghai, China. With less than four months to go before the world fair opens, most pavilions at the Expo site have been completed or are nearly finished. The World Expo will be held from May 1 through October 31, 2010.

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Ethnic Kachin girls from China wear traditional costumes during the annual Manaw Festival in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar January 9, 2010. Kachin, the hill people of northern Myanmar and China, wear their traditional costumes and dance around erected Manaw poles during the festival.

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A man holds a sign reads "offering high price for second hand car" to approach customer entering to a auto market in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. China overtook the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and automakers should see more strong growth this year, an industry group announced Friday. Boosted by Beijing's stimulus, 2009 passenger car sales soared to 10.3 million and total vehicle sales are estimated at 13.6 million. That represents growth of about 45 percent from 2008.

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Vehicles drives on a heavy traffic at a city highway in Beijing, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. China overtook the United States as the biggest auto market in 2009 and automakers should see more strong growth this year, an industry group announced Friday. Boosted by Beijing's stimulus, 2009 passenger car sales soared to 10.3 million and total vehicle sales are estimated at 13.6 million. Thats represents growth of about 45 percent from 2008.

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In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, police officers keep order at Miaoshang Coal Mine in Yushui District of Xinyu City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. A fire in a southeastern China coal mine trapped and killed 12 workers, an official said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident for China's mining industry, the deadliest in the world.

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Airport workers standing out on the snow-covered tarmac are pictured through a window as an Air China plane makes its way behind the control tower at Beijing's international airport January 8, 2010. China's capital has experienced snow, sleet and unusual cold over the past week, with big snowfalls over much of the country's north.

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Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih gestures while giving a speech during a news conference in Taipei January 8, 2010. Taiwan will soon decide whether to allow semiconductor and LCD panel makers to build advanced facilities in China, Wu said on Friday, just weeks after South Korea allowed its firms to do so.

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Firefighters put out a fire which broke out after Thursday's explosion at a petrochemical plant in Lanzhou, Gansu Province January 8, 2010. Five people were confirmed dead and one still missing since Thursday in the explosion at the petrochemical plant belonging to China's top state-owned oil firm CNPC, Xinhua news agency reported.

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China's Shen Xue (L) and Zhao Hongbo react as they watch their result following their pairs free skating performance at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Tokyo December 5, 2009. China's Shen and Zhao know from bitter experience that their record-breaking form this season is no guarantee of an Olympic figure skating gold medal in Vancouver next month. The three-times pairs world champions came out of retirement in May with their eyes fixed on claiming the Olympic title that has eluded them in three Winter Games, and their form has been outstanding. Picture taken December 5, 2009.

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A vendor jumps off from the back of a truck carrying scallions at a vegetable wholesale market in Beijing January 8, 2010. China is unlikely to face serious inflationary pressure this year because supply-and-demand conditions for consumer goods are balanced and money growth is in the process of being normalised, government researchers said in the latest issue of an official magazine.

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Christina Chan poses for photographers after being released by the police Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 in Hong Kong. Police arrested Chan, a pro-democracy activist, Saturday on suspicion of attacking police after she tried to storm Chinese government offices during a New Year's Day protest. Fellow activists questioned the arrest of Chan, saying it may have been the result of pressure from Beijing as it tries curtail the Western-style civil liberties promised to the island's residents when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

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Tigers are trained to stand during a performance at a local zoo in Nanjing, Jiangsu province January 9, 2010. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the year of the tiger begins on February 14, 2010.

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Activists stand outside the Legislative Council after a protest march against the construction of an express rail link to Guangzhou, in Hong Kong January 8, 2010. Activists and Tsoi Yuen Tsuen villagers have asked lawmakers to block funding for the HK$66 billion ($8.5 billion) express rail link to Guangzhou, which will see their homes razed, according to local media reports.

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China's Liu Songbo leads during the men semi-finals on the first day of the 2010 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. The championships run from Jan. 8-10.

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A worker cleans contemporary art sculptures in Beijing on January 8, 2010. China's economy grew by 8.9 percent in the third quarter of 2009 -- the fastest pace in a year -- after expanding by 7.9 percent in the second quarter and 6.1 percent in the first, the slowest pace in more than a decade. AFP PHOTO/ LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) shakes hands with Vice President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan during their meeting in Abuja on January 8, 2010. China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with Nigerian officials on January 8, 2010 on oil exports to energy-hungry Beijing at the start of a six-nation tour of Africa. China's state oil firm CNOOC last year made an offer to buy six billion barrels of oil from Nigeria, but the bid was turned down. AFP PHOTO KOLAWOLE OSHIYEMI (Photo credit should read KOLAWOLE OSHIYEMI/AFP/Getty Images)

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 07: (CHINA OUT) Chinese NBA superstar Yao Ming attends the filming of a talk show on January 7, 2010 in Shanghai of China. News that Ye Li, wife of Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, is pregnant obviously has attracted great attention at home and abroad. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 01-10-2010

Gents a friendly note. I'm going on vacation/holiday until next Saturday the 16th starting this evening.. Feel free to post recent photos of Chinese people from around the World!

The kids in the second photo look so studious. They need to lighten up a little.

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NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 09: Students enter into the post-graduate entrance examination center at a campus on January 9, 2010 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Over a million students are expected to sit the annual post-graduate entrance examination in 2010.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 09: Firefighters take part in an aircraft emergency rescue drill on January 9, 2010 in Shanghai, China. China is increasing its number of rescue drills ahead of this year's World Expo in Shanghai.

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WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 09: Students enter into the post-graduate entrance examination center at Wuhan University of Technology on January 9, 2010 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Over a million students are expected to sit the annual post-graduate entrance examination in 2010.

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China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming leaves after a signing ceremony in Riyadh January 10, 2010. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and key customer China want to boost trade volumes by 50 percent by 2015 and solve disputes over issues such as dumping amicably, officials said on Sunday. "We want to increase the trade volume to $60 billion by 2015 after the target of $40 billion (for 2010) was surpassed early in 2008," Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen told reporters.

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Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf (R) and China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming attend a signing ceremony in Riyadh January 10, 2010.

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A man raise his arm as he looks after a child asleep in a pram at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. China overtook Germany as the world's top exporter after December exports jumped 17.7 percent for their first increase in 14 months, data showed Sunday, in another sign of China's rise as a global economic force. Chinese state media said Sunday the country's total 2009 exports were $1.2 trillion.

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In this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a local man clears heavy snow outside his house in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. More than 5,400 people have been evacuated after Xinjiang region was hit by a strong blizzard that left one person dead, reports said Sunday.

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In this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a snowplough works on a snow-covered road in Fuyun County of Altay Region, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. More than 5,400 people have been evacuated after Xinjiang region was hit by a strong blizzard that left one person dead, reports said Sunday.

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Christian devotees sing songs during a Sunday service at the meeting hall of the Malaysian Chinese Association party in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. On Sunday, men, women and children from the Metro Tabernacle parish, whose parish church was partly gutted in last week's firebomb attack, assembled at the makeshift prayer hall for their Sunday service and called for national unity and an end to violence.

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Chinese workers paint lines onto a crosswalk outside the main entrance to the November 11 stadium, one day ahead of the opening of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament, in Luanda, Angola Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010.

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A suspect is taken away by the police after an acid attack at Temple Street, a popular shopping area at Hong Kong's Yau Ma Tei district January 9, 2010. A total of 30 people suffered chemical burns from the attack, police said on Saturday. Over 100 people have been injured in similar attacks spanning several shopping districts in the territory since December 2008. REUERS/Tyrone Siu.

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Plainclothes policemen take down information from witnesses at the scene of an acid attack at Temple Street, a popular shopping area at Hong Kong's Yau Ma Tei district January 9, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Marco Fu of Hong Kong lines up a shot during his game against Peter Ebdon of England in the PokerStars.com Masters Snooker tournament at Wembley Arena on January 10, 2010 in London, England.

bd popeye · 01-16-2010

I'm back! Did you miss me??

Many, many more photos from China this week in the link below;

More Chinese Daily photos!

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A resident hangs out clothes in a neighbourhood situated in front of high rise apartment blocks in central Beijing January 11, 2010. China vowed on Sunday not to let foreign speculative investment affect the property market, the latest expression of official concern that real-estate prices are racing ahead too fast.

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Series host China Chow answers questions at a presentation for the Bravo series "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist" during the NBC Universal sessions at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California January 10, 2010.

Chow was born in London, England to restaurateur Michael Chow and late model/designer Tina Chow. She is of Chinese, Japanese, German, American and British ancestry.

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An employee works at the assembly line of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd in Hefei January 12, 2010. China's auto market, which overtook the United States as the world's largest earlier this year thanks to a raft of policy incentives, has been a major bright spot amid a global industry downturn.

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fishing boats are seen in the frozen Laizhou Bay, east China's Shandong Province. Northern parts of China and the nearby provinces of Hebei and Shandong were blasted by snow, with some seeing blizzard conditions.

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HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Shuai Peng of China plays a forehand in her second round singles match against Jie Zheng of China during day five of the Moorilla Hobary International 2010 at Domain Tennis Centre on January 12, 2010 in Hobart, Australia.

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Unfinished jewelry are placed to be assembled at a small factor Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010 in Yiwu, China. Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows.

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People play online games at an internet cafe in Changzhi, Shanxi province January 12, 2010. The pace of growth of China's online gaming industry slowed in 2009, growing 30.2 percent to 27.1 billion yuan ($3.97 billion) over the previous year, according to data from research firm iResearch.

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Pro-democracy protesters hold a candle light vigil as they support recently jailed mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The prominent dissident sentenced to 11 years' jail in China after co-writing a daring call for reform has appealed to have his subversion conviction overturned.

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Rescuers search for survivors amid the debris after a concrete roof and scaffoldings collapsed at a construction site of Wuhu Huaqiang Culture and Technology Industrial Park in Wuhu, Anhui province January 12, 2010. Eight people were confirmed dead in a scaffold collapse at the construction site in east China's Anhui province on Tuesday, local authorities said and reported by Xinhua News Agency. Picture taken January 12, 2010.

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, members of a Chinese rescue team with sniffer dogs are ready to board a plane leaving for quake-hit Haiti, at the Capital International Airport in Beijing Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010.

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A man walks towards the Google China headquarters in Beijing January 13, 2010. Google Inc said it may pull out of China because it is no longer willing to accept censorship of its search results, in a surprise retreat from the world's largest Internet market by users.

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Employees count yuan banknotes at a Bank of China branch in Changzhi, Shanxi province January 13, 2010. China took its strongest step towards tightening monetary policy on Tuesday as the world's third-largest economy roars ahead, surprising investors with an increase in banks' required reserves that rocked global financial markets

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Sultan Kosen of Turkey, 27, right, and He Pingping of China, 21, seen, during an event organized by the Guinness World Records in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. The towering Turk, Kosen, is the tallest man walking the planet with a height of 246.5 cm ( 8 feet 1 inch) and He is officially the world's shortest man with a height of 73 cm (2 feet 5 inch).

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Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat speaks during a news conference for his movie "Confucius" in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Chow said Thursday he was confident that the biopic of the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius can take on the hugely popular computer-graphics-laden, 3-D Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar."

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Rescuers shovel snow from a railroad to make way for a stranded train in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region January 14, 2010. The death toll from extremely cold weather across north and east China rose to six with millions of others affected, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken January 14, 2010.

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Protesters who are against the "High-Speed Rail" link try to cross the police line at the Hong Kong government house Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, as the protesters demand to stop the funding on $8.6 billion rail link to mainland China, which they say hasn't been properly scrutinized. Political analysts say the unusually heated debate over a seemingly uncontroversial project reflects discontent over the semiautonomous Chinese territory's lack of democracy.

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BEIJING - JANUARY 15: The moon begins to obstruct the view of the sun from earth during a soloar eclipse at the Tian'anmen Square on January 15, 2010 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. The eclipse, which first became visible in Tamil Nadu city of Kanyakumari, is predicted to be the longest of its kind for the next 1000 years.

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China's Guo Xinxin celebrates after completing her jump in the World Cup freestyle aerials final at Deer Valley Resort, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in Park City, Utah. Guo, who is ranked number one in the world, finished fourth in the event.

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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hand with Germany's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guest house compound on January 15, 2010 in Beijing, China.

bd popeye · 01-16-2010

Anti Hi-speed rail protest in Hong Kong.

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Protesters against the building of a high-speed railway linked with mainland China confront police outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council January 16, 2010. The HK$66.9 billion ($8.6 billion) railway linking Hong Kong to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has been championed by officials as a vital infrastructure project that could bring upwards of HK$87 billion in economic benefits over 50 years by vastly cutting travel times to Chinese cities. Hundreds in Hong Kong ringed the city's legislature as public frustration mounted over government attempts to bulldoze through a high speed railway, an issue that has also catalysed a fresh push for full democracy.

ravenshield936 · 01-16-2010

they finally caught the acid man!!! i hate that mfker. they must punish him badddddd!!!
now they need to catch the guy who throws stuff out the building

bd popeye · 01-16-2010

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Originally Posted by ravenshield936

they finally caught the acid man!!! i hate that mfker. they must punish him badddddd!!!
now they need to catch the guy who throws stuff out the building

Great! Post a link to the story..Thanks

bd popeye · 01-17-2010

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A Long March 3III carrier rocket with a Beidou or Compass navigation satellite lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. China's state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday that China launched a third orbiter that is part of a 35 satellites network called Beidou, or Compass, which will provide global navigation service to users around the world around 2020. (AP Photo)

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China's Wang Shixian shows her gold medal on the podium after her women's singles final match against South Korea's Sung Ji-hyun at the Victor Korea Open Badminton Super Series in Seoul January 16, 2010.

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Police escort lawmakers and government officials, including Secretary for Transport and Housing Eva Cheng (3rd R), to leave Hong Kong's Legislative Council after it was surrounded by protesters January 16, 2010. Hong Kong on Saturday approved funding for a controversial and costly high-speed railway to China, sparking clashes between police and thousands of protesters outside the city's legislative council building. Some of the protesters wrapped clear plastic around their faces to protect their eyes from pepper spray used by the police.

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South Korea's Lee Yong-dae (rear) and Jung Jae-sung celebrate after winning of the men's doubles final match against China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng at the Victor Korea Open Badminton Super Series in Seoul January 17, 2010. Lee and Jung won the gold medal.

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Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi as they exchange an instrument of ratification of a Japan-China consular accord on the sidelines of a two-day meeting by East Asian and Latin American countries in Tokyo on Sunday, January 17, 2009.

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Mao Yi Jun (L) of China is punched by Mohamad Nor Rizan of Singapore during their super bantamweight bout in Singapore January 16, 2010.

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Japan's Reika Kakiiwa (2nd R) and Mixuki Fujii (1st R) shake hands with China's Cheng Shu and Zhao Yunlei after the women's doubles final match at the Victor Korea Open Badminton Super Series in Seoul January 17, 2010. Cheng and Zhao of China went on to win the match and Japan's Kakiiwa and Fujii went on to take second place.

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Construction workers, catering staff from the tourism & others industry take part in a rally supporting the building of a high-speed railway link to mainland China outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council January 15, 2010. The HK$66.9 billion ($8.6 billion) railway linking Hong Kong to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has been championed by officials as a vital infrastructure project that could bring upwards of HK$87 billion in economic benefits over 50 years by vastly cutting travel times to Chinese cities. But public bitterness has grown over the planned razing of a village and rural swathes to make way for the project, along with growing cost estimates that now make the rail link one of the most expensive in the world on a per kilometer basis.

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Protesters (L) against the building of a high-speed railway link to mainland China argue with supporters (R) of the project outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council January 15, 2010.

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Protesters against the building of a high-speed railway linked with mainland China bow on a street during a march towards the government's headquarters in Hong Kong January 16, 2010. Some 300 people took part in the protest against the controversial and costly high-speed railway that has become a lightning rod for the venting of broader discontent at Hong Kong's lack of democracy and government accountability for major policies. China on Friday warned Hong Kong's democratic lawmakers their plan for a "de facto referendum" on democracy would be unconstitutional, in a sign of Beijing's growing unease at recent political strains in the city.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Li Na of China plays a game of tennis with children from the MLC Tennis Hot Shots program on a mini court while she visits Melbourne's Chinatown ahead of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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Freestyle motocross riders Jimmy Verburgh, top, from Belgium and Nick De Wit from South Africa perform their riding skills for the public at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010.

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Taiwan health department's officials check the newly arrived U.S. beef at Taoyuan international airport January 15, 2010. The first shipment of U.S. bone-in beef arrived in Taiwan on Friday.

bd popeye · 01-18-2010

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A Chinese search and rescue team searches through the rubble of the headquarters of the United Nation's mission in Haiti in Port au Prince January 15, 2010. The U.N. mission chief in Haiti, Hedi Annabi, died in Tuesday's earthquake that devastated the country's capital, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Saturday. Picture taken January 15, 2010.

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Chinese airline stewardesses hold a banner noting "Chinese urgent humanistic relief goods for Haiti," in front of the relief goods waiting to be loaded on a plane during a ceremony at Beijing Capital Airport, Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. One of the world's trickiest relationships is being tested in devastated Haiti, where China and Taiwan are rushing aid to one of Taipei's few remaining diplomatic allies. (AP Photo)

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A member of Taiwan's Taipei Urban Search and rescue team prepares for today's deployment at the UN compound at the Port-au-Prince airport in the early Monday morning hours January 18, 2010. Taiwan is leading political rival China in aid to quake-stricken Haiti, sending $5 million to help a diplomatic ally that Beijing may one day hope to woo, officials said on Monday.

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A rescue dog of the Taiwan rescue team wears sun glasses as it leaves the UN compound at the Port-au-Prince airport together with his handler on a pick-up in the early morning hours January 18, 2010.

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Passengers rest beside their belongings as they wait to board a train at a railway station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province January 18, 2010. China's railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers during the upcoming 40-day travel peak as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Railway (MOR), Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Icebound boats sit in the frozen sea near Dashentang dock in Tianjin municipality January 17, 2010. Sea ice off China's east coast is killing fish stocks and causing huge losses to the fishing industry -- and the ice is set to worsen, the State Oceanic Administration warned Friday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken January 17, 2010.

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Workers make a final check on China's Geely cars, assembled by PT Gaya Motor in Jakarta January 18, 2010. Geely will sell the 1,500cc cars to Indonesian market around $13,369 a unit, a production manager said on Monday. Southeast Asian countries will not delay implementing a free-trade zone with China that has drawn fire from some industry groups, a senior regional official said on Wednesday. The Asian Wall Street Journal reported that Indonesia wanted to renegotiate the trade agreement that took effect on Jan. 1 and had sent a letter to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) asking for a one-year delay in imposing zero tariffs on a range of goods due to concerns about low-cost Chinese imports.

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A woman poses with the newly released Chinese New Year 2010 Year of the Tiger commemorative coin at the Taiwan Central Bank office in Taipei January 18, 2010. The souvenir, which will be on sale from January 21, was launched to coincide with the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taiwan which falls on February 14.

The KMT and DPP resort to fisticuffs... again..

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Legislators from the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) and opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle during a session at the legislature, Monday, January 18, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. The legislators scuffled during the discussion of an amendment to the Local Government Act after the two parties failed to reach a consensus in the legislative session that ended last week.

bd popeye · 01-19-2010

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Paramilitary police carry coffins bearing the bodies of Chinese peacekeepers killed in the recent Haiti earthquake during a ceremony at the Beijing airport January 19, 2010. China held a homecoming ceremony for the eight peacekeeping police officers, who were killed in the Haiti earthquake last week, at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Relatives (C) point to coffins bearing the bodies of Chinese peacekeepers killed in the recent Haiti earthquake during a ceremony at the Beijing airport January 19, 2010.

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BEIJING - JANUARY 19: Mourners holding banners wait for the arrival of the coffins of the eight peacekeeping police officers who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, on January 19, 2010 in Beijing, China. The coffins of the eight peacekeeping police officers are to be brought at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on Tuesday.

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A relative of Li Xiaoming, one of the eight Chinese peacekeepers who died in the recent Haiti earthquake, holds his portrait as his body arrives at a morgue in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. China honored its United Nations peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake with a solemn ceremony Tuesday marking the return of their bodies to Beijing.

bd popeye · 01-20-2010

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China's President Hu Jintao (R) and Austria's President Heinz Fischer listen to the national anthems during the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing January 20, 2010. Fischer is on a four day state visit to China.

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BEIJING - JANUARY 20: A mourner bids farewell to the eight peacekeepers at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on January 20, 2010 in Beijing, China. A farewell ceremony was held by China to honour its U.N. peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake, after their bodies were returned to Beijing.

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BEIJING - JANUARY 20: Policemen bid farewell to the eight peacekeepers at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on January 20, 2010 in Beijing, China. A farewell ceremony was held by China to honour its U.N. peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake, after their bodies were returned to Beijing.

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In this photo taken on Aug. 7, 2007, released by Zhang Xuping's family, 19-year-old Zhang Xuping pose for photos outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Zhang became something of a local hero for killing Li Shiming, the hated party secretary of Xiashuixi village, in September 2008. Zhang was sentenced to death last Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, for murder, and an appeal was filed this week, his mother and lawyer said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.

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A Chinese stone lion sits beside a branch of China Merchants Bank in Shanghai January 20, 2010. Chinese banking authorities have instructed some major banks to curb their lending over the rest of this month, official media and banking sources said on Wednesday, sending shares sharply lower. Still, there was some confusion surrounding the full scope of authorities' actions. The official China Securities Journal on Wednesday cited unnamed banking sources as saying that some banks had been told to stop all lending for the rest of the month. A senior official with China Merchants Bank told Reuters that the bank would stop approval of new loans until the end of January.

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Louis Cheung, executive director and group president of Ping An Insurance in China, attends the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong January 20, 2010. China's Ping An Insurance, the world's second-biggest life insurer by market value, said its 2009 results were "better-than-expected" and that the momentum will continue into 2010.

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Passengers carry a child as they wait to board a train at a railway station in Shenyang, Liaoning province January 20, 2010. China's railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers during the upcoming 40-day travel peak as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Railway, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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A passenger waits beside luggage at a railway station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province January 20, 2010. China's railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers during the upcoming 40-day travel peak as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Railway, Xinhua News Agency reported. The Chinese characters read, "quality service".

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A vendor arranges coats as she waits for customers at a wholesale market in Nanjing, Jiangsu province January 20, 2010. China has started slowly pulling in the reins on credit growth and liquidity to stave off inflationary pressures and prevent the world's third-largest economy from overheating.

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Resorts World Sentosa CEO Tan Hee Teck (L) �and Lim Kok Thay, Genting Group's chairman and CEO, pose with Chinese lion dance performers after officiating the opening of hotels at Resorts World Sentosa integrated casino resort in Singapore January 20, 2010.

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Lim Kok Thay, Genting Group's chairman and CEO, and wife Wong Hon Yee (L) watch a Chinese lion dance performance after officiating the opening of hotels at Resorts World Sentosa integrated casino resort in Singapore January 20, 2010.

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A woman (R) talks on her mobile phone as she rides an electric bike along parked buses in Shanghai on January 20, 2010. Shanghai has more than 1000 formal bus lines. AFP PHOTO/Philippe LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 19: (CHINA OUT) A passenger aircraft painted with World Expo designs unveils on the tarmac of Hongqiao Airport on January 19, 2010 in Shanghai, east China. This is the 4th of the six planes painted with World Expo logos, which are provided by China Eastern Airlines to service the Shanghai Expo. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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Chine-France-alimentation-consommation Chinese children taste chocolate before buying at a stall of the Salon du Chocolat in Shanghai on January 21, 2010. The chocolate fair takes place in Shanghai from January 21 to 23, 2010. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 21: (CHINA OUT) Customers scramble for the bargains on January 21, 2010 in Yichang, Hubei province of China. China's economic growth accelerated to 8.7 percent year-on-year in 2009, achieving the full-year growth target of 8 percent and totaling 33.54 trillion yuan ($4.91 trillion) as the consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, down 0.7 percent. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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Two workers walk in the new Hongqiao airport terminal 2 at the building site of the Hongqiao Transport Hub which includes an airport terminal, subway and railways in Shanghai on January 21, 2010. China's red-hot economy expanded by 8.7 percent in 2009 but inflation surged towards the end of the year, new data showed as authorities intervened to avert the risk of overheating. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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A heavy traffic is seen going toward downtown in Shanghai on January 21, 2010.

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A women walks in front of the newly-built mansion in Beijing on January 21, 2010. China's red-hot economy expanded by 8.7 percent in 2009 but inflation surged towards the end of the year, according to government data released Thursday that laid bare the risks of overheating. AFP PHOTO/ LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 20: Giant pandas play at Shanghai Zoo on January 20, 2010 in Shanghai, the host city of the 2010 World Expo in east China. Ten giant panda cubs, that will be displayed at this year's Shanghai World Expo, were shown to the public for the first time following their arrival on January 5, 2010 from Sichuan province. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - JANUARY 20: The coffins of the eight peacekeeping police officers draped in Chinese national flags are laid at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on January 20, 2010 in Beijing, China. A farewell ceremony was held by China to honour its U.N. peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake, after their bodies were returned to Beijing. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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A passenger carries her child as another one stands next to her while waiting to board a train at Fuzhou Railway Station, Fujian province January 22, 2010. China's railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers during the upcoming 40-day travel peak as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Railway, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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BEIJING - JANUARY 22: Team China pose after wining the gold medal in Men¡¯s team Sprint final during day one of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at Laoshan Velodrome on January 22, 2010 in Beijing, China.

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A performer removes her costumes after rehearsing at the World Chocolate Wonderland theme park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The park which will open Jan 29 showcase chocolate made items ranging from the terracotta warriors, the Great Wall of China, luxury bags and a car.

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A tiger made from sugar & Terracotta warriors made of chocolate are displayed at the World Chocolate Wonderland theme park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The park which will open Jan 29 showcase chocolate made items ranging from the terracotta warriors, the Great Wall of China, luxury bags and a car.

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NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 22: Citizens enjoy free Laba porridge on January 22, 2010 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China. The traditional Laba Festival falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month. It's customary on this day to eat Laba porridge. Recipes of the traditional congee varies, though generally includes glutinous rice, dried lotus seeds, longan, gingko, dried red dates, chestnuts, peanuts, walnuts, raisins and melon seeds. The Laba Festival is on January 22 Friday this year.

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China's skiers Li Nina (L) and Han Xiaopeng display their gold medals after winning their aerials finals race at the Freestyle World Championship in the northern Italian resort of Madonna Di Campiglio in this March 10, 2007 file photo. A combination of a well-resourced state sport system investing in success, and a pool of talented acrobats and gymnasts who could be retrained to perform on skis has turned China into an aerials powerhouse. Picture taken March 10, 2007.

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Chinese shoppers walk past a God of Prosperity decorations surrounded by tiger figurines at a mall in Beijing Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. China reported Thursday its economy grew by 8.7 percent in 2009.

Obcession · 01-22-2010

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