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  • Thank-you Letter from Chinese Students Presented to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, August 27, 2013 — Ms. Xiuli Shi and Mr. Lee Libbey from Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (IMUST) in Baotou city, China presented Commissioner Ed Davis with a Thank-you letter signed by hundreds of students at Boston Police headquarters this morning. Commissioner Davis accepted the Thank-you letter on behalf of all law enforcement personnel who were involved in the Boston Marathon bombings and its aftermath.

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  • Fudan Overtakes PKU as China’s Best University in a Recent Ranking

    SHANGHAI, China (AFP) –- US universities dominate the top 20 in global annual rankings released by a Chinese organisation Thursday, with Harvard once again in top spot.
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    Commencement Exercises are held at Harvard University on May 30, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. US universities dominate the top 20 in global annual rankings released by a Chinese organisation Thursday, with Harvard once again in top spot. (Getty Images/AFP/File)
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  • China’s Trial of the Century — Bo Xilai Stands Trial for Bribery, Embezzlement

    (from cntv.cn)

    Jinan, China, August 22, 2013, — The trial of Bo Xilai has opened at the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in East China’s Shandong province.
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  • Aerosmith Cancels Debut Performance in China Due to Poor Ticket Sales

    (from china.org.cn)

    Legendary rock band Aerosmith have been forced to cancel their Shanghai and Taipei gigs due to a local promoter’s inability to meet contractual obligations.

    “It is with sincere regret that Aerosmith has announced that it must cancel two previously scheduled festival gigs,” the band wrote in a statement on their official website. The two gigs were originally scheduled on Aug. 21 in Shanghai and Aug. 24 in Taipei.
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    Poster for the cancelled concert in Shanghai.
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  • Invitation to Nanjing Biotechnology and Creative Pharmaceutical Industry Promotion Seminar

    Dear members and friends,

    We would like to bring your attention to “China Nanjing Biotechnology and Creative Pharmaceutical Industry (Boston) Promotion Seminar”.

    Yang Weize making theme speech at Nanjing 321 plan promotion conference in Cambridge, Mass. in May 2012.
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  • “Chinese Culture Land” Brings China’s Top Talents to Boston on Sept. 15

    Boston, August, 12, 2013, — The 2013 Talented Youth Troupe, a group of brilliant, young artists carefully selected by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of China State Council, will perform a show called “Chinese Culture Land” to audiences in Boston and Washington, DC to promote better understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture.  It features Chinese folk songs and dances, Chinese traditional opera, marshal arts, and magic.
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  • Explosion Hits Beijing Airport

    BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — An explosion occurred Saturday evening at Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport, police said.
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    A man watches the closed-circuit television system broadcasting an explosion in T3 terminal at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, July 20, 2013. The explosion occured around 6:24 p.m. on Saturday near the B exit of the terminal. According to eyewitnesses, a disabled person ignited bombs on himself. The casualty is unknown yet. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)
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  • Diaoyu Islands: “Stolen” Territory since 1895

    There are solid reasons for China to claim ownership of the Diaoyu Islands.

    The islands have been under the jurisdiction of China’s navy as islands affiliated with Taiwan since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Ming and Qing dynasties of China exercised sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands, and officially included them in maps.
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    A group of Hong Kong residences protest in front of Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong on July 6, 2013.
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  • May Peace and Tranquility Return to Xinjiang–Four Years after the July 5 Massacre

    BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — Four years after the traumatic July 5 riots, many people in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region still live in fear of outbreaks of deadly violence.

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  • Shenzhou X Paves Way for China’s Space Station in 2020

    (from chinadaily.com.cn)

    Shenzhou X and three astronauts blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to setting up its own space station in 2020.
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