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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, right, is welcomed upon his arrival to attend the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Tibet's "peaceful liberation" in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sunday, July 17, 2011.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 17: Qiu Bo and Huo Liang of the People's Republic of China compete in the Men's 10m Platform Synchro Final during Day Two of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 17, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

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WUHAN, CHINA - JULY 16: Swimmers swim across the Yangtze River during the 38th International Yangtze River Crossing Festival on July 16, 2011 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China.

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WUHAN, CHINA - JULY 16: Swimmers celebrate after crossing the Yangtze River during the 38th International Yangtze River Crossing Festival on July 16, 2011 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Over 1,700 swimmers attended the annual event to commemorate former Chinese leader Mao Zedong's swim across the Yangtze River in Wuhan on July 16, 1966 at the age of 73.

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SHAOYANG, CHINA - JULY 16: Bees cover beekeeper Wang Dalin during a 'bee bearding' contest on July 16, 2011 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province of China. Wang Dalin won the contest against fellow beekeeper Lu Kongjiang after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body, covered only by a pair of shorts and swimming goggles.

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This photo on July 16, 2011 shows visitors at an adventure theme park in Wuhu, east China's Anhui provine. Travel has become a booming business in China as its economic growth has lifted incomes and given people more opportunities for leisure activities.

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An actor entertains visitors at an adventure theme park in Wuhu, east China's Anhui provine on July 16, 2011. Travel has become a booming business in China as its economic growth has lifted incomes and given people more opportunities for leisure activities.

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Members of the Chinese snooker team, Ding Junhui (R) and Liang Wenbo pose with the King's trophy after winning against Northern Ireland in the final round of the PTT-EGAT Snooker World Cup, in Bangkok, on July 17, 2011. The Chinese snooker team won 4-2 frames.

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People swim at the No 1 Bathing Beach where the water was filled with enteromorpha prolifera, a sea plant that reproduces rapidly, putting the swimmers at risk, in Eash China's coastal city Qingdao, July 15, 2011. Several of the beaches in the city have been attacked by the green stuff for the past week and the clearing work is under way.

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Giant panda Hua Ao enjoys his birthday gift, an ice "cake" with fruit frozen inside, during its 4-year-old birthday party in Nanshan Zoo of Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, July 16, 2011. More than 400 visitors witnessed the birthday party here Saturday.

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Security personnel push back the barriers as fans wave and yell upon NBA Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant's arrival at a stadium during his 2011 China Tour in Changsha, Hunan province July 16, 2011.

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NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers meets his fans upon his arrival at a stadium during his 2011 China Tour in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 16, 2011.

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NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant (2nd R) of the Los Angeles Lakers gives his shoes to fans upon his arrival at a stadium during his 2011 China Tour in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 16, 2011.

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NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers meets fans upon his arrival at a stadium during his 2011 China Tour in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, July 16, 2011.

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NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, center, waves to his fans upon arrival for a promotional event on Asian tour in Changsha in south China's Hunan province, Saturday, July 16, 2011. (AP Photo)

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NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, left, plays basketball with his fan at a basketball clinic in Changsha in south China's Hunan province, Saturday, July 16, 2011. (AP Photo)

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SHANGHAI - Five people stood trial on Monday for their roles in a high-rise building fire that left 58 people dead and 71 others injured in Shanghai last year.

Four former government officials in Shanghai, including Gao Weizhong, Yao Yaming, Zhou Jianmin and Zhang Quan, were charged with abuse of authority, according to a statement issued by the No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Shanghai Municipality.

The four defendants previously worked in the construction and transport committee of Jing'an district, where the blaze occurred. Gao and Yao respectively served as the head and deputy head of the committee, said the statement.

Gao, Zhou, Zhang and Feng Wei, who was the legal representative of the business department of Shanghai Tianyi Building Materials Co,. Ltd, were also charged with accepting bribes, it said.

No verdicts were given on Monday. The court will begin hearing the cases of 21 others in connection with the deadly fire.

In addition to the 26 suspects, another 28 people, including Vice Mayor Shen Jun, have received administrative penalties or demerits in line with the disciplinary policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the city government said last month.

The fire gutted a 28-story apartment building on Jiaozhou road in November. The building was under renovation at the time. The blaze was started by sparks from welding torches, which ignited nylon netting and scaffolding.

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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Police gunned down several rioters after they attacked a police station in Hotan of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, sources with the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.

Rioters rushed into the police station, took hostages and set fire to the station, according to the ministry. A member of the armed police, a security personnel and two hostages were killed during the ordeal, the ministry added.

The police quickly converged on the scene and shot a number of rioters while freeing six hostages, the ministry said, adding that the injured are currently hospitalized.

The national counter-terrorism office of China has dispatched a working team to Xinjiang.

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DALIAN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people are trapped after a tunnel under construction collapsed Monday morning in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, according to rescuers.

No casualties have been reported.

Rescuers have established contact with the trapped, and rescue work is under way.

The accident occurred at Shengli Road of Dalian city.

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Rescuers work at the accident scene where a tunnel under construction collapsed in Dalian of northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 18, 2011. A tunnel under construction collapsed in Dalian on Monday morning, leaving 12 workers trapped in the tunnel. No casualties were reported by the press time. Rescuers have got in contact with the trapped workers. (Xinhua/Wang Dabin)

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BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 19: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People on July 19, 2011 in Beijing, China. Maliki is visiting China to have high-level talks aimed at securing investment in the reconstruction of the war-ravaged nation.

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A Chinese man sits with his children in front of his newly open shop inside the China Town complex, a 100 million euro ($128.6 million) building project with Chinese and Turkish investors in Afumati village, in the outskirts of Bucharest, July 19, 2011.

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Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc (C) sits between two Chinese officials during the inauguration ceremony of China Town complex, a 100 million euro ($128.6 million) building project with Chinese and Turkish investors in Afumati village, in the outskirts of Bucharest, July 19, 2011.

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Employees work on a production line at a pork processing factory of Beijing Resource Group on the outskirts of Beijing July 19, 2011. China, the world's largest pork consumer, will struggle to tame rising pork prices even if it was to tap its pool of frozen pork, industry participants said on Monday, with some estimating its pork imports could rise by at least 50,000 tonnes this year.

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CHANGSHA, CHINA - JULY 18: Policemen attend a departure ceremony at Hunan Public Security Bureau on July 18, 2011 in Changsha, Hunan Province of China. Seventeen peacekeeping police officers will take part in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Liberia for one year.

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DALIAN, CHINA - JULY 18: Rescuers work at the tunnel collapse site on July 18, 2011 in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China. A tunnel, which is being constructed, collapsed on Monday morning. Twelve workers were trapped but confirmed alive.

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Taiwan's Defence Ministry spokesman David Lo holds a copy of the 2011 national defence report, published every other year, at a press conference in Taipei on July 19, 2011. China's military threat against Taiwan is bigger than ever, the island's defence ministry said, despite three years of efforts by Taipei to pursue detente with the giant mainland.

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NBA superstar Kobe Bryant (L) and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi attend the '2011 China Charity Walk Bryant - help young people grow up' charity event in Shanghai on July 18, 2011. The charity auction raised will be earmarked for Education to help children in the United States' sports, culture, art and other fields to achieve communication and interaction.

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Protesting farmers dry rice on the square in front of Taiwan's Presidential Office in Taipei on July 17, 2011, in apparent reference to their call for support of the island's struggling agriculture sector. Hundreds of angry Taiwan farmers staged an overnight protest in the capital city over the weekend, demanding the government to stop various land expropriation plans.

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A potential customer gets out of a Smart car in front of a poster featuring U.S. NBA basketball superstar Kobe Bryant in a showroom in Beijing July 11, 2011. The fast-growing number of affluent, hip Chinese, is enamored with Daimler's Smart car, the tiny but nimble, colorful two-seater that looks almost more toy than transport. Smart, along with Mercedes' compact A class and B class, is part of Daimler's drive to transform itself from a luxury car maker into a full-range producer. The division tallied 5,440 sales in China in the first half of this year, surpassing its entire 2010 total, and challenging sales in the United States, which have stalled after a promising start. China, now the world's biggest auto market, is a must-win play for Smart, which currently counts Germany and Italy as its biggest markets. Picture taken July 11, 2011.

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Florian Garel (bottom) from France fights with Rocky Lee from Taiwan during their Pacific Rim Organized Fighting's PRO Fighting 5 MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) match in Taipei July 17, 2011.

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Rocky Lee from Taiwan celebates defeating Florian Garel (R) from France during their Pacific Rim Organized Fighting's PRO Fighting 5 MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) match in Taipei July 17, 2011.

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First Lady Chantal Biya (L), the wife of Cameroon's President Paul Biya, looks at China's President Hu Jintao's wife Liu Yongqing as they attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 20, 2011.

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China's Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (R) speaks to members of his delegation during a senior officials' meeting of ASEAN countries and China in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian island of Bali July 20, 2011. China and Southeast Asian countries agreed Wednesday to a preliminary set of guidelines in the South China Sea dispute, the Chinese side said, a rare sign of cooperation in a row that has plagued relations in the region for years.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 20: (L-R) Bronze medalist Wenyan Sun of China poses for a photo during the medal cermony for the Synchronized Swimming Solo Free Final during Day Five of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 20, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

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In this photo taken Monday, July 18, 2011, armed policemen try to arrest rioters and rescue hostages at a police station in Hotan city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Chinese state media said Wednesday, July 20, 2011, that 14 of 18 attackers were shot dead after storming the police station. (AP Photo).

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Lai Shin-yuan, chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan's China policy-making body poses for pictures at a re-naming ceremony in Hong Kong on July 20, 2011. Taiwan has upgraded the status of its de facto consulate in Hong Kong, in a move described as 'historic' by officials while analysts said signals warming ties with mainland China.

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NBA player Yao Ming holds his daughter Qin Lei next to his wife Ye Li during a news conference to announce his retirement from basketball, in Shanghai July 20, 2011. Yao, who ignited China's interest in the NBA and became one of Asia's best-known athletes, announced his retirement from basketball on Wednesday. The 30-year-old had been widely expected to retire after he told the Houston Rockets he would not be returning next season after two years blighted by injuries.

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A man walks under a sign showing an internet cafe in Beijing on July 20, 2011. China's online population, already the world's largest, hit 485 million users at the end of June -- up 6.1 percent from the end of 2010, a government-linked industry body said.

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Chinese actress Tang Wei poses for photographers at the premiere of the movie "Wuxia" in Taipei July 20, 2011.

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A young girl cools off in a public fountain on a sweltering summer day in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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People flock to the annual book fair in Hong Kong on July 20, 2011. The 22nd Hong Kong Book Fair, organised by the Trade Development Council features over 520 exhibitors with thousands of visitors checking out the latest titles available.

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BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 19:A truck overloaded with 100 tons of sand crushed a bridge in Huairou district on Monday. The Baihe Bridge was built in 1987 with a bearing capacity of 55 tons. No one was injured in the accident.

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A square pedestrian overpass is under construction in Zhongguancun, a technology hub known as “China’s silicon Valley” in Haidian district, Beijing July 12, 2011. The 327-meter overpass stretches over the North 4th Ring Road and Zhongguancun Street. Five to seven meters in width, the broadest overpass in Beijing will be used within the year. [Photo/CFP]

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Gold medalist China's Chen Ruolin celebrates on the podium for the women's 10-metre platform final diving event in the FINA World Championships at the outdoor diving pool of the Oriental Sports Center, in Shanghai, on July 21, 2011.

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Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin (L) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on July 21, 2011. Officials from China and Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) said on July 21 they had agreed a set of guidelines regarding cooperation in disputed areas of the South China Sea.

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Quadruplets were born in Ganyu county, Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 18, 2011. All four babies, two boys and two girls, are healthy. The lightest weighs 1,500 grams whereas the heaviest 1,700 grams. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

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This photo taken on July 20, 2011 shows Chinese enforcement officers demolishing a group of illegal buildings in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province.

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These photos taken on July 20, 2011 shows a Chinese protester being held by Chinese enforcement officers as a group of illegal buildings is demolished in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Soaring property prices are a major source of official and consumer concern in China with apartment costs rising out of the reach of many people

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SHENYANG, CHINA - JULY 20: A car is trapped in a flooded street tunnel on July 20, 2011 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. The downpour that hit Shenyang city has disrupted traffic and caused flooding in some parts of the downtown areas.

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A man walks past destroyed furniture outside a police station after a clash in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region July 19, 2011, in this photo distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency July 21, 2011. Police in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region concluded late Wednesday that the riot on Monday, which left 18 people dead, was organized and premeditated by what they described as terrorism groups, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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The Jiaolong manned submersible prepares to depart from a port in East China's Jiangsu province for a trial dive, July 1, 2011.[Photo/Xinhua]

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A Chinese manned submersible successfully reached a depth of 4,027 meters during a dive test conducted Thursday in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said.

The SOA said the submersible is scheduled to conduct another dive test on Friday, when it will attempt to reach a depth of 5,000 meters.

With the capability to dive to a maximum depth of 7,000 meters, presently Jiaolong is the world's deepest diving manned submersible.

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Photo taken on July 21, 2011 shows the construction site of a low income housing project in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province. Hainan has built 53,800 houses for low income families till the end of June, taking up 58 percent of this year's plan. [Xinhua/Guo Cheng]

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Rescuers work at the building collapse site in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 21, 2011. Part of a residential building collapsed early Thursday in the Nangang District of Harbin, causing no casualties at the press time. (Xinhua/Gao Xing)

HARBIN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A residential building collapsed in China's northeastern city of Harbin Thursday morning but the casualties remain unknown.

Part of the six-storey building caved in at about 4 a.m..

Residents from five households have been evacuated and no casualties have been reported after an apartment building cave-in early Thursday morning in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to a local government source.

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A young couple in Jiangyong county, Yongzhou, Hunan Province have sold three babies, all their own, since 2010 for monetary gain, as reported by Sanxiang City Express on July 20.

"Li Lin," born in 1991, became acquainted with the 15-year-old girl "Li Juan" in 2007 (both names are pseudonyms because of the ages of the people involved). The two soon began living together.

In September 2008, Li Juan gave birth to a baby boy, after which she became pregnant again and delivered a girl in December one year later.

The pair's addiction to the internet rendered them unable to support themselves financially. The husband eventually persuaded his wife to get "compensation" for the baby girl, for whom they received 3000 yuan ($464.95).

At the end of 2010, the woman agreed to sell her first child, a son, at the price of 30,000 yuan ($4,649.43). Soon afterwards, they delivered their third baby and sold him for 7,000 yuan ($1,084.89 ).

Li Lin's mother reported to local police that her grandson had disappeared after Li Juan took the child away.

Yu Tao, the director of the legal affairs section in Jiangyong county police station, described the couple as "morally bankrupt" for selling their own babies.

"The selling of one's own child is a violation of Chinese law," Yu added.

The post-1990 generation couple has been detained and their first child has been found in Huizhou, Guangdong Province.

The other two children are still being searched for by policemen.

Both of the young people are currently below the legal age for marriage. Chinese law stipulates that a man should be over 22 and that a woman must be at least 20 to be legally wedded.

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