70 years of Communist rule in China.
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70 years of Communist rule in China.
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A flag-raising ceremony takes place in Hong Kong as China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule. Hong Kong pro-democracy protests expected today will be "very, very dangerous", police warnpic.twitter.com/HF40K9sAnu
One party: How communists rule in China http://u.afp.com/Japn pic.twitter.com/NXYZHuDsn7
#BREAKING There is "no force that can stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation forging ahead," President Xi says as celebrations begin for 70th anniversary of Communist Party rulepic.twitter.com/mHe0TI0zk2
#UPDATE In Tiananmen, where Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, President Xi extols the "Chinese dream" before huge military parade marking 70 years of Communist Party rule
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Tensions high in Hong Kong as China marks 70 years of communist rule. Pro-democracy posters and Chinese flags in a tunnel in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (C) attends the parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing Tight security at China's Hong Kong liaison officepic.twitter.com/wQVGavf3UX
Security tight as pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong begin to march, vowing to overshadow anniversary celebrations marking 70 years of Communist Party rule in China http://u.afp.com/JaGG pic.twitter.com/l9OrzsCp7Q
#UPDATE The military show of force was followed by a pageant involving 100,000 civilians and 70 floats depicting China's greatest achievements http://u.afp.com/JaGQ pic.twitter.com/p0vZPTmVE2
As part of China's 70th anniversary celebrations, here is a sense of the scale of the parade from the sidelines. Some 15,000 soldiers took part, with an estimated 100,000 civilians and 70 floats also marching, and 70,000 doves and 70,000 balloons releasedpic.twitter.com/Mhrq9T1O5b
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