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A firefighter stands next to a cave-in at a crossroad in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, December 26, 2012. The cause of the cave-in, measuring about 6 meters (20 ft.) in depth, 10 meters (32.8 ft.) in diameter, is still under investigation. Three coal gas tubes and one water tube were broken during the collapse and firefighters are trying to dilute the coal gas at the site, reported local media. REUTERS/Stringer

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A woman holds a poster of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong after she swims in the Yangtze River during winter on Mao's 119th birthday anniversary in Wuhan, Hubei province, December 26, 2012. Mao was widely reported as a swimming fan in the past. The Chinese characters on the poster read "Red sun" (Top), "The red sun rises from the east above the grand mountains and rivers" (L), "The strong east wind blows and a new phase appears."(R) REUTERS/Stringer

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A cap worn by a paramilitary recruit (4th L) falls during their practice with reversed caps atop their heads on Christmas Day in Suining, Sichuan province, December 25, 2012. Picture taken December 25, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

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Paramilitary recruits wearing Santa Claus hats take part in arm-wrestling during a training break on Christmas Day in Suining, Sichuan province, December 25, 2012. Picture taken December 25, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

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Policemen try to stop balloons with a caricature of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and the words "release" from flying over a gate into the Chinese liaison office during a protest in Hong Kong December 25, 2012.

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Pro-democracy activist Lui Yuk-lin climbs a barrier during a protest to urge for the release of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong December 25, 2012. Protesters on Monday called for the release of Liu, who was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment three years ago on Christmas Day. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (

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Pro-democracy protesters hold signs and posters of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo (R) and his wife Liu Xia (C) during a protest outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong December 25, 2012. Protesters on Tuesday called for the release of Liu, who was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment three years ago on Christmas Day. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - DECEMBER 25: Singer Jolin Tsai attends a press conference before going to Cannes to attend the MIDEM 2013 on December 25, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan

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An investor smokes a cigarette through a pipe in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Taiyuan, Shanxi province December 25, 2012. Chinese shares closed up more than 2 percent at their highest in over five months on Tuesday, extending their uptrend since early this month, as investors bought property stocks on increasing optimism about the sector. REUTERS/Stringer

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The former Hainan Airlines headquarters topples during a controlled demolition in Haikou, Hainan province December 25, 2012. The airline company decided to demolish its former headquarters, which was built around 1996, after their new headquarters was completed in 2011, local media reported. REUTERS/China Daily

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A church band member kneels down to pray during a Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church near the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, December 24, 2012.

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CRH380 (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet trains are seen at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province, early December 25, 2012.

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An employee uses a flashlight to inspect a CRH380 (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet train at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province December 24, 2012. China will open the world's longest high-speed rail line this week when a link between Beijing and the southern metropolis of Guangzhou is inaugurated, officials said on Saturday, underscoring its commitment to a trouble-plagued transport scheme. Rail investment slowed sharply in the wake of that accident and state media reported earlier this year that the government had cut planned railway investment by 500 billion yuan ($80.27 billion) to 2.3 trillion yuan under a five-year plan to 2015. Picture taken December 24, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

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Catholics attend a Christmas eve mass at a Catholic church near the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, December 24, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee

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China's Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (R) prepares to shake hands with an unidentified guest (L) as he stands beside U.N. General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 27, 2012. Jeremic is on a visit to China from December 26 to 28. REUTERS/Wang Zhao/Pool

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Firefighters and rescuers work at the scene of a traffic accident after a collision between a coach and a truck in Renshou county, Sichuan province December 27, 2012. Seven were killed after a 30-seater coach carrying 18 passengers ran into a truck on a highway in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday morning, a safety watchdog said, Xinhua News Agency reported. Nineteen were injured in this accident, state media reported. REUTERS/Stringer

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Stewardesses offer tea to journalists aboard a high-speed train in Hebei province south of Beijing on December 22, 2012. China showed off the final link of the world's longest high-speed rail route, set to open on December 26, stretching from Beijing to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Travelling at around 300 kph, trains on the new route are expected to cover the 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) journey in a third of the current time from 22 hours to eight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones

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The high speed train that runs on the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou runs into Xuchang East Station in Xuchang, central China's Henan province on December 26, 2012. China started service on December 26 on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and -- sometimes troubled -- super fast rail network. The opening of this new line means passengers will be whisked from the capital to the southern commercial hub in just eight hours, compared with the 22 hours previously required.

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| The train driver of the high speed train that runs on the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou takes a rest in Zhengzhou train station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province on December 26, 2012.

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Pupils play traditional Kongzhu, also known as diabolo, at the playground of the Zigui experimental primary school in Zigui County, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 27, 2012. Kongzhu literarily means empty bamboo, and is one of the major Chinese traditional toys along with shuttlecocks and kites. It is a popular activity among people of various ages. (Xinhua/Wang Huifu)

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Actors and actresses perform in musical "Mamma Mia!" at the Gansu Grand Theater in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2012. The Chinese version of classic musical "Mamma Mia!" was staged in Gansu with six performances starting from Dec. 25. Over 42 million people across the world have seen the musical since the original London production opened in 1999. (Xinhua/Zhang Meng)

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Contestants give performance during the fifth Hubei Inter-University Sign Language Friendship Competition in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 25, 2012. The competition, initiated in 2008, aims at promoting sign language knowledge and social awareness among students. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

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Pop singer Jay Chou promotes his new album "Opus 12" at a press conference in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Dec. 27, 2012. The official release of "Opus 12", Jay Chou's twelfth album, is scheduled on Dec. 28. (Xinhua)

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A straddle-type monorail train runs on the No. 3 line of Chongqing's urban railway system in downtown Chongqing, southwest China, Dec. 28, 2012. The third and last section of Chongqing's No.3 urban railway line was put into trial operation on Friday. The 55.5-kilometer No. 3 line connects the southern and northern parts of Chongqing and shortens the travel time in between to 90 minutes. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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Tennis player Li Na of China presents a creation made of Thai silk by designer Prapakas during The Orchestra of Thai Silk fashion show in the beach resort city of Hua Hin December 28, 2012. Li will play world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a World Tennis Charity Invitation match in Hua Hin on Saturday. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

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| An injured child receives medical treatment after a traffic accident during which a minibus plunged into a mountain valley in Dahua, a Yao ethnic county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region December 28, 2012. At least 10 people, including five children, died after their overloaded nine-seat vehicle ran off the road in south China on Friday, state media reported. REUTERS/China Daily

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The wreckage of a minibus, which plunged into a mountain valley, is seen at the site of the accident in Dahua, a Yao ethnic county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, December 28, 2012. At least 10 people, including five children, died after their overloaded nine-seat vehicle ran off the road in south China on Friday, state media reported. REUTERS/China Daily

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People ride in "ice-cars"on the frozen Houhai Lake during winter in central Beijing December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee

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In this Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012, a man imitates the take-off hand signal by crew members of China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning with a Chinese national flag while he poses for a photo in front of a helicopter on Chinese navy's missile destroyer Qingdao on the destroyer's public open day in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. (AP Photo)

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In this Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012, a man, center in back, poses for a photo while others visit Chinese navy's missile destroyer Qingdao on the destroyer's public open day in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. (AP Photo

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Crew stand guard on board patrol vessel "Haixun 21" during a ceremony celebrating its enlistment into the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration at a port in Haikou city, Hainan province, December 27, 2012. China on Thursday sent an oceangoing patrol vessel equipped with a helipad to the South China Sea, the first of its kind to be put into service there, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken December 27, 2012. REUTERS/China

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Firefighters and frontier soldiers rescue icebound ships at the frozen Bohai Bay of Bohai Sea in Jinzhou, Liaoning province, December 27, 2012. A fresh cold snap will hit most parts of China in the coming three days, according to the National Meteorological Center's forecast on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken December 27, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily

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Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2012 shows "Happy New Year" written in Chinese on a car covered with snow in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing witnessed the 7th snowfall in this winter on Friday. (Xinhua/Yin Xubao)

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Vehicles move in snow in Beijing, capital of China, Dec .28, 2012. A snowfall hit Beijing on Friday evening. (Xinhua/Lu Yan)

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A ground crew members contact with flight crew members beside an airplane which will depart for Seattle, the United States, at an airport in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2012. Hainan Airlines on Friday opened its direct flight from Dalian to Seattle, the only direct air route connecting Dalian and even northeast China with the U.S.. (Xinhua/Zhang Chunlei)

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Passengers pose in the airplane which will depart for Seattle, the United States, at an airport in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 28, 2012.

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Liu Tingxuan, an 83-year-old man, and his wife Wu Peiying, 82, view the painting works in their apartment at the Jiu'an Senior Citizens' Center in Nanxun Town of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 29, 2012. The center, built in 1997, is actually a community composed of apartments, clubs and hospital for senior citizens, who only need to pay living expenses ranging from 500 yuan (80.2 U.S. dollars) to 600 yuan per month. At present a total of 107 elderly people, with an average age of 76, enjoy their lives in the center. (Xinhua/Cui Xinyu)

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Passengers wait in line to buy train tickets in Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 29, 2012. Public transportation networks are expected to accommodate more passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, as millions of people will board trains and buses across the nation to journey home for the holiday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)

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Newly recruited armed policeman & Monks from the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple practice martial arts at an armed policemen base in Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 29, 2012. A total of 35 monks from the temple were invited to perform martial arts for the new recruits of armed policemen here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Hong Kong (China), 30/12/2012.- Supporters of Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying display a Hong Kong flag and chant slogans during a march in Hong Kong, China, 30 December 2012. The march was held by a Hong Kong pro-government and pro-Beijing group, two days ahead of a planned mass anti-government rally for New Year's Day.

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Hong Kong (China), 29/12/2012.- Parallel importers from mainland China laden with baby diapers, cover their faces to ensure their anonymity, as they line up outside Sheung Shui railway station on their way back to China, Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, 29 December 2012. According to statistics from the Hong Kong Government Immigration Department, a total of 413 mainlanders and eight Hong Kong residents have so far been arrested for suspected involvement in parallel goods trading since September 2012. EFE/EPA/ALEX HOFFORD

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Passengers take the newly-opened Phase II of Subway Line 10 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2012. Beijing put four new subway lines into operation on Sunday, increasing its daily passenger capacity by about 1.5 million. The new lines have brought the number of subway lines in Beijing to 16, raising the capital city's total subway transport capacity to over 9 million passengers per day, said the Beijing Metro Company. (Xinhua/Yang Le)

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Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2012 shows a newly-opened interchange station between Subway Lines 9 and 10 in Beijing, capital of China.

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Cooks make food with fish on the ice surface of Yuehai Lake at Yuehai park in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 29, 2012.

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A girl tastes fish soup at the site of a fish festival in Yuehai park in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 29, 2012. The fish festival, one of Ningxia winter tourism activities, attracted many local citizens to enjoy fish catching and tasting. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

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Two visitors look at multi-coloured marble craftworks at the 2012 Beijing Tourism Product Expo in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 28, 2012. The four-day expo was opened Friday at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. Tourism souvenirs, craftworks, business gifts, outdoor gears and cultural and creative products from about 1,000 exhibitors were demonstrated at the event. (Xinhua/Wang Jingsheng)

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Chen Mo, an aircraft manufacturing engineering student at Northwestern Polytechnical University, poses for photos with his own aircraft, JDT Mini-Max, after its maiden flight in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2012. JDT Mini-Max made its maiden flight Wedensday in suburban Xi'an. Chen, now a university junior, spent more than a year assembling the aircraft. The making of JDT Mini-Max cost about 100,000 yuan (16,035 U.S. dollars). To fund the project, Chen put in both his odd-job earnings and scholarships, apart from borrowing from others. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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Chen Mo, an aircraft manufacturing engineering student at Northwestern Polytechnical University, tests his own aircraft, JDT Mini-Max, ahead of the aircraft's maiden flight in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2012.

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JDT Mini-Max, an aircraft made by Chen Mo, an aircraft manufacturing engineering student at Northwestern Polytechnical University, is seen during its maiden flight in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2012.

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