China's 60th anniversary

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  The phalanx of national flag receives inspection in a parade in Beijing of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of China on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. China celebrated its rise to a world power over 60 years of Communist rule Thursday, staging its biggest-ever parade of military hardware with over 100,000 marching masses in a display that stirred patriotism, and some unease.
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  Women members of the militia, a civilian reserve force under China's military, march past Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary in Beijing, China, Thursday Oct. 1, 2009.
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  In this photo distributed by the official Xinhua news agency, army cadets take part in the parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing, on Thursday Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Participants march during a grand parade in Beijing to mark the 60th anniversary of China Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  A Chinese young girl sits on a woman's shoulder using a binocular to watch the parades at the Beijing's railway station during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Tanks roll past Tiananmen Gate at the start of the military parade to mark the 60th China anniversary in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Chinese military personnel goes through last minute rehearsals in front of Tiananmen square where a grand parade is due to take place marking China's 60th anniversary in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Chinese People's Liberation Army missile carrier trucks drive past the Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking China's 60th anniversary in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Military planes fly in formation towards Tiananmen Square Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 in Beijing, China.
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  Chinese military jets fly over Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark the 60th China anniversary in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Local residents wave flags during a flag raising ceremony celebrating China's 60th Anniversary in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
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  Fireworks explode above a sign saluting China's 60th anniversary in Zhuzhou, in south China's Hunan province, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
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