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Zhang Ze of China (R) and teammate Zhe Li (L) take a break during their lost to Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione of Australia in their Davis Cup doubles match, in Geelong on February 11, 2012. Hewitt and Guccione won the match 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to give Australia an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the tie.

An assistant helps two recently born Bornean Orangutan twins, Wahwah (L, female) and Wunwun (male), displayed at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on February 10, 2012. Wahwah and Wunwun, born in July 2011, are being presented to the public for the first time. Experts say there are about 50,000 to 60,000 orangutans left in the wild, 80 percent of them in Indonesia and the rest in Malaysia. They are faced with extinction from poaching and the rapid destruction of their forest habitat, driven largely by palm oil and paper plantations.

A labourer welds a steel frame at a residential construction site in Hefei, Anhui province February 11, 2012. China's third-tier city of Wuhu, in eastern Anhui province, has relaxed restrictions on purchases of homes, easing limits on multiple home buyers and raising cash subsidies, the official China Securities Journal reported on Friday.

A Chinese soldier stands in front of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's plane in Beijing February 10, 2012.

Chinese police pose with their new motorcycles & patrol vehicles at an early morning parade after receiving their new vehicles in Beijing on February 10, 2012. Beijing authorities are stepping up security ahead of the annual parliamentary session, the National People's Congress (NPC) next month.

Chinese actress Huo Siyan pose for photographers on the red carpet at the premiere of the film Farewell my Queen (Les adieux à la Reine) on February 9, 2012 in Berlin.

bd popeye · Feb 12, 2012

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New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, front right, lays up for two of his 20 game points on a shot in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Minneapolis. Timberwolves' Wayne Ellington, left, and J.J. Berea, right, defend. The Knicks won 100-98.

Jeremy Shu-How Lin[1] (traditional Chinese: 林書豪; simplified Chinese: 林书豪; pinyin: Lín Shūháo; born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and being undrafted out of college, the Harvard University graduate reached a partially guaranteed contract deal with his hometown Golden State Warriors. Lin is one of the few Asian Americans in NBA history, and the first American player in the league to be of Chinese or of Taiwanese descent

China's Qian Qin (R) figths with South-Korea's Na Young Kim (L) during the women's over 70kg category final match at the World Cup Judo tournament in Budapest on February 12, 2012. Qin won gold medal of the event

Tibetans and their supporters demonstrate in front of the White House February 12, 2012 in Washington, DC to coincide with China’s Vice President and heir apparent Xi Jinping's first official visit to the US on February 14. Xi's visit comes as the Chinese government has sealed Tibet off to foreigners and journalists after security forces opened fire on protesters calling for freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama. Twenty-one Tibetans have set fire to themselves in Tibet since 2009, eight since January 2012, in an unprecedented show of defiance to Chinese rule.

Protestors at a protest against allowing mainland Chinese drivers into Hong Kong, at a demonstration in a park in Hong Kong on February 12, 2012. A few hundred protesters attended the demonstration, organised on social networking websites, to show their dismay at the Hong Kong government's plan starting in March to allow small groups of mainland Chinese to drive their private vehicles into the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). Despite Hong Kong's return to Chinese control in 1997, cross border traffic is severely restricted since Hong Kong motorists drive on the left and mainlanders drive on the right. The protest is the latest in a slew of incidents suggesting mounting anger in Hong Kong about the political and economic influence of mainland China in local affairs.

A hawker sells candied fruit to tourists in the Qianmen Lake area of Beijing on February 12, 2012.

This photo taken on February 11, 2012 shows a Chinese policeman (L) reprimanding a villager who is looting a truck filled with household goods after it was involved in an accident along a highway in Chongqing.

Malaysian Chinese devotees shake a deity statue while leaving the Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple during an annual Chingay parade in Johor Bahru, southern Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Many festival goers turn out in the city to watch the religious procession which goes on for five days.

A boy licks icicles hanging on rocks aside a road between Gaopo Township and the county seat of Longli in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 11, 2012.(Xinhua/Wu Dongjun)

Actresses Fanny Shu (R) and Zhao Wei attend a press conference for the premiere of the movie LOVE in Beijing, China, Feb. 12, 2012. The movie will debut on Feb. 13, 2012. (Xinhua)

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bd popeye · Feb 13, 2012

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A store 'greeter' dressed as a historical figure tries to attract customers to a candied fruit store in the Qianmen hutong area of Beijing on February 13, 2012.

An elderly man walks past a Chinese advertising display to attact attention to a clothing store in Beijing on February 13, 2012.

Li Zhao, President of China operations for China Iowa Group (L) and R.W. Nelson, founder of Kemin Industries, discuss the trade relations with China at the Kemin Industry's offices in Des Moines, Iowa February 9, 2012. A number of Iowa agricultural players are fast becoming well-versed on China, as rising Chinese incomes in the world's most populous country translate to a growing demand for billions of dollars of American farm goods. This week's upcoming visit from Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to the farm state underscores the possibilities. Picture taken February 9, 2012.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - FEBRUARY 12: Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China pose for photographers after winningr the Pairs Competition during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at World Arena on February 12, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A worker delivers honeycombed briquettes used for heating along a street in Beijing on February 13, 2012.

Former Olympic short track speed skating champion Apolo Anton Ohno (R) of the U.S. meets young Chinese skaters during a promotion for the Special Olympics in Beijing February 13, 2012.

A customer changes money at a local foreign currency exchange shop in Hong Kong on February 13, 2012. The euro rose in Asian trade on February 13 after Greece's parliament agreed to a fresh batch of austerity measures needed in order to receive crucial bailout cash and help the country avoid bankruptcy.

Residents purchase flowers at a market in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 12, 2012. Flowers sell well recently as the Valentine's Day draws near. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2012 shows a copper statue during the exhibition of copper statues at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. The exhibition has displayed 148 copper statues by 45 artists. (Xinhua/Li An)

Farmland is flooded in Haikou, Hainan Province, on Feb. 12. following a machine malfunction on the nearby Longhui Reservoir.

Children get infusions(IVs) at Yinchuan Maternal and Children Health Hospital in Yinchuan, captial of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 12, 2012. Many children caught cold due to sharp temperture decline, rendering the number of children getting infusion to almost 300 people per day in the hospital. [Xinhua photo]

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The relative of a victim who died in a multi-car pileup in Shanghai on Saturday weeps in grief at the site of the accident upon learning of the death of her family member, a woman who was trapped inside a car and burned to death. (Yun Qing / for China Daily)

A taxi driver was killed and two other people were burned alive in a pileup caused by an intoxicated driver on Saturday afternoon in suburban Shanghai.

The accident happened around 3:50 pm at the juncture of Nanliu Road and Luda Road.

Earlier, the driver surnamed Huang, who was driving a black car registered in Henan province, had a minor accident with a taxi and fled.

The taxi driver caught up with the car and a fight ensued. Then, the taxi driver jumped on to the hood of the Huang's car to prevent his escape. Instead of stopping, Huang accelerated and crashed into two cars, according to the accounts given by witnesses.

One of the cars struck by Huang's caught fire, and two people, a woman and a man, in the car were trapped inside, where they burned to death, witnesses said.

The taxi driver, who broke his legs and sustained other severe injuries, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

WUHAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12: (CHINA OUT) Chinese lovers kiss during a competition at Jianghan Road on February 12, 2012 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Preparations for Valentine's Day begin around China after the Spring Festival. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

bd popeye · Feb 14, 2012

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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listens via earphones during a press conference in the Great Hall of the People, during the European Union (EU)-China summit on February 14, 2012 in Beijing, China. The talks are to focus on the Eurozone financial crisis, with Wen stating that China is ready to increase 'its participation in resolving the EU debt problems'.

US Vice President Joe Biden (R) meets with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. Xi, who arrived in Washington on Monday, is expected to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013. Chinese presidents generally serve two five-year terms, meaning Xi could be in charge when some experts forecast that China will surpass the United States as the world's largest economy.

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Sun Ming, who is Chinese and lives in New York City, protests with the Democratic Party of China, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, prior to the arrival of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to the White House.

From L to R: Brazilian Deputy Minister of Enviroment Gaetani Francisco, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan, China's Vice Chairman for National Development and Reform Commission Xie Zhenhua, and South African Chief Climate Change negotiator Alfred James Wills pose during a press conference at the Tenth BASIC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi on February 14 ,2011. Environment ministers of India, China and other emerging nations said they strongly opposed the EU's 'unilateral' decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel. The European Union (EU) imposed the tax with effect from January 1, but no airline will face a bill until next year after this year's carbon emissionsa have been tallied.

China's ambassador to Egypt, Song Aiguo (C), leaves at the end of a meeting with the representatives of the UN Security Council member nations on the situation in Syria on February, 13 2012 at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.

Chinese women gather to look at a signboard with the slogan 'No affairs for Valentine's Day, Let love return home' for a local compaign against illicit love affairs, unfaithful marriage and prostitution, in Shijiazhuang, in northern China's Hebei province on February 14, 2012, together with a quote by a member of the Shanghai People's Congress, 'virtue is the best gift for her marriage'.

A Chinese archer from Xinjiang Province performs for the crowd at a Chinese cultural fair in Beijing on February 14, 2012. China's leaders have recently agreed to guidelines aimed at preserving 'cultural security' and expanding Chinese soft power. The country will strive to improve its citizens' 'sense of identity and confidence in Chinese culture', according to a statement following a secretive annual four-day plenum in Beijing.

A Tibetan painter looks at a traditional Buddhist 'Thangka' painting at a Chinese cultural fair in Beijing on February 14, 2012.

Tibetan protesters shout slogans against China during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012. Police on Monday arrested activists who unfurled a banner reading, 'Tibet Will be Free,' on a major Washington bridge ahead of a closely watched visit by China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping.

Shuai Peng of China serves the ball to Fatma al-Nabhani of Oman during the first day of the WTA Qatar Open in Doha on February 13, 2012.

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Chinese directors (FLTR) Chu Yen-Ping, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Sylvia Chang, Cheng Wen-Tang, Arvin B. Chen, Shen Ko-Shang give a joint press conference for the film '10+10' presented in the Panorama Special section of the Berlinale Film Festival on February 14, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, kicked off on Februariy 9, 2012, with 23 productions screening in the main showcase.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 14: Chinese artist Song Dong stands in his installation entitled 'Waste Not' in The Curve at the Barbican Art Gallery on February 14, 2012 in London, England. Waste Not comprises over 10,000 objects collected by Song Dong's mother over a period of 5 decades. The installation is Song Dong's first major solo exhibition in the UK and opens to the general public on February 15, 2012.

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A Chinese vendor sells bouquet's of roses on Valentine's Day along a street in Beijing on February 14, 2012. Young Chinese couples have embraced the Western concept of Valentine's Day with hawkers selling roses and chocolates on street corners and outside shopping centers.

bd popeye · Feb 15, 2012

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US President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L) speak alongside translators during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. The White House on Tuesday welcomed China's likely next leader Xi Jinping, with President Barack Obama looking to push Beijing on a range of concerns yet also work for smoother future relations.

ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 14: Escorted by U.S. Army Col. David Anders (L), Commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) inspects the honor guard February 14, 2012 outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta welcomed Xi, who is set to become the President of China later this year, for his visit to the United States with a full honors arrival ceremony.

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (L) and US Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta review a guard of honor before their meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2012. China's likely next leader Xi Jinping said Tuesday that Beijing will take concrete steps to improve human rights as he admitted 'there is always room for improvement.'

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) as European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) looks on at the Great Hall of the People, during the European Union (EU)-China summit on February 15, 2012 in Beijing, China. The talks, hailed by China as a success, focused on the ongoing Eurozone financial crisis and China's support of the European sovereign debt issue.

Falun Gong practitioner meditates during a pro-Tibetan demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. As Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama held talks at the White House, dozens of impassioned pro-Tibet and anti-Chinese government activists outside meditated, waved flags and chanted 'China lies, Tibetans die' and 'Xi, Tibet will be free!'.

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin (17) celebrates with Jared Jeffries after his game-winning 3-pointer in an NBA basketball game the Toronto Raptors in Toronto on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The Knicks won 90-87.

Shanghai Shenhua's French football player Nicolas Anelka poses with a Chinese immigration officer on his arrival at the Shanghai Pudong airport on February 15, 2012. China's graft addled Super League sank so low it was pulled from national TV, but the signing of French star Nicolas Anelka highlights a gold rush that could finally drag Chinese soccer out of the mire.

Pro-Tibetan protesters wave flags during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC

Losel Tenzon attends a pro Tibetan demonstration with relatives February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC.

bd popeye · Feb 15, 2012

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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: A woman wearing a Qing dynasty dress hands out roses to couples for free on Valentine's Day February 14, 2012 in Beijing, China. Young Chinese couples have embraced the Western concept of Valentine's Day with hawkers selling roses and chocolates.

A mainland Chinese tourist (R) strikes a pose next to a wax figure of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong during a visit to Madame Tussauds wax museum in Hong Kong on February 15, 2012.

A mainland Chinese tourist (2nd L) stirkes a pose next to the wax figure of the British royal family during a visit to Madame Tussauds wax museum in Hong Kong on February 15, 2012.

Hong Kong actor Jacky Chan's Embraer Legacy 650 executive jet sits on display at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 14, 2012. Some 900 exhibiting companies from over 50 countries including 60 of the top 100 global aerospace companies participate in the event.

A security guard stands beside the Euro logo at the Euro exhibition at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing on February 15, 2012. China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on February 14 his country was ready to increase its participation in efforts to resolve Europe's debt crisis, after holding talks with EU leaders in Beijing.

Seattle Mariners pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, from Taiwan, throws during spring training baseball, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in Peoria, Ariz.

Taiwanese supporters shout slogans against China during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2012. Dozens of impassioned pro-Taiwan and pro-Tibet activists took part in demonstrations outside the White House as China's likely next leader Xi Jinping is visiting the US.

Ding Jinjie(R), who is in the hospital for severe kidney disease, marries Li Haili on Valentine's Day, in his hospital ward. Unable to afford a new kidney, Ding has to spend all his time in the hospital to receive dialysis. The hospital allowed Ding to have his wedding there to encourage the couple to keep the faith in their lives.[Photo/Xinhua]

bd popeye · Feb 15, 2012

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More than 640 prisoners were transferred from Chengdu Prison to another prison in the province, Mianyang Prison, on Tuesday.

Chengdu Prison started relocating its 1,300-strong prisoners on Tuesday to pave the way for the city’s reconstruction plan. All prisoners were divided into three groups and moved to three different prisons around the city, including Mianyang Prison. Those prisoners transferred to Mianyang are the last batch in the massive relocation. To ensure security on the way from Chengdu to Mianyang, three departments covering traffic police, armed police and public security worked together to escort the motorcade, made of more than 40 vehicles.

bd popeye · Feb 16, 2012

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Family members of Chinese miners, Chinese police, Paramilitary personel and miners gather at the entrance to the mine near Leiyang city in central China's Hunan province on February 16, 2012, after fifteen miners died and another three were injured when a tramcar derailed in a coal mine in central China, in the latest accident to hit the dangerous industry. Latest figures show that 2,433 people died in coal mining accidents in the country in 2010, according to official statistics -- a rate of more than six workers per day.

bd popeye · Feb 16, 2012

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MUSCATINE, IOWA - FEBRUARY 15: In this handout provided by the Iowa Governor's office, Vice President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China receives flowers from Lucy Lande upon arrival at the home of Sarah and Roger Lande February 15, 2012 in Muscatine, Iowa. In 1985, Lande helped coordinate a visit to Muscatine for a delegation headed by Xi, then an up-and-coming official in a hog-farming region of Hebei province, which was Iowa's 'sister state.' President Obama met yesterday with Xi, who is to take over as president of China in 2013.

A woman carrying a child cries over the death of her husband at the entrance of the Hongfa Coal Mine after a mine-car crash accident in Leiyang, Hunan province, February 16, 2012.

Beijing's mayor Guo Jinlong listens to Taiwan's Honorary Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan's (unseen) speech in Taipei February 16, 2012. Guo, with a delegation of Beijing officials, is on a 6-day trip to Taiwan to promote cultural exchanges between Taiwan and China.

Elderly Chinese dance outdoors at a park beside the Yangtze River in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province on February 16, 2012. China's elderly population is growing at its fastest pace ever and the country's rapid ageing poses a huge challenge, according to officials. China's population-control policies have left it with an unusual problem: it is greying while still a developing nation -- a challenge other economies have only had to face at a more advanced stage.

An ice carver from China points near ice sculptures of the Tower of David and walls of Jerusalem's Old City, which are part of the upcoming Ice Festival, in Jerusalem February 16, 2012. Thirty-five artists and carvers from China are preparing dozens of ice sculptures for an International Ice Festival which opens in Jerusalem next month.

An ice carver from China puts finishing touches on an ice sculpture that depicts the Tin Man from the "Wizard of Oz" in Jerusalem February 16, 2012.

Indian police detain Tibetan exiles during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Upcoming Tibetan New Year's celebrations appear poised to bring more bloodshed to the troubled Himalayan region, the head of Tibet's exile government Lobsang Sangay said Tuesday, warning that China has sealed off the regions ahead of a crackdown. He said festivals around the Feb. 22 Tibetan New Year, as well as the March 10 anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising, are very likely to bring Tibetans into the streets.

Customers visit a booth at the International Jewelry Fair in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Rising incomes in China, which is the world's No. 2 economy, have resulted in a surge in demand for gold jewelry and other luxury goods. China became the world's largest market for gold jewelry in the second half of 2011 as demand rose in every quarter, the World Gold Council said in its annual report.

Theresa Chu, a lawyer representing Taiwanese followers of the Falungong spiritual movement which is outlawed in China, shows documents to reporters inside the High Court before filing a lawsuit against Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong on alleged human rights violation in Taipei on February 16, 2012. Guo is due to arrive in Taiwan on February 16 for a five-day visit to the island.

A man carries an axle and wheels that he scavenged in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province on February 16, 2012.

A young woman buys a large teddy bear from a street hawker for a birthday gift in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province on February 16, 2012.

Chinese actress Zhang Yuqi gives a press conference to present the film 'White Deer Plain' (Bai lu yuan) at the Berlinale film festival on February 15, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, kicked off on February 9, 2012, with 23 productions screening in the main showcase.

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