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Paramilitary police march in formation during the ceremonial raising of the Chinese flag at dawn in Beijing's Tiananmen Square March 5, 2008.
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Parliamentary policemen walk past the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square March 3, 2008.
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A paramilitary policeman keeps watch in front of a portrait of late Chairman Mao Zedong near the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People's Congress or parliament, in Beijing, March 2, 2008.

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Mao Xinyu, grandson of the late Chairman Mao Zedong, adjusts his cap as he walks out of the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People's Congress or parliament, after a preparatory meeting in Beijing March 2, 2008.
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PLA BJ20325 Amphibous car

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CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 5: (CHINA OUT)Police Recruits(?) Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force attend training at a training base on March 5, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. According to Jiang Enzhu, spokesman for the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China plans to increase its defense budget by 17.6 percent in 2008 mainly to increase benefits for military personnel. The planned allocation for the People's Liberation Army this year is 417.77 billion yuan (approximately USD 58.79 billion). (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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CHONGQING, CHINA - MARCH 5: (CHINA OUT) Uniforms and weapons are placed on the ground as members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force attend training at a training base on March 5, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China

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BEIJING - MARCH 05: Women military delegates arrive to attend the opening session of the National People's Congress, or parliament, at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. More than 2,000 delegates listened to Premier Wen Jiabao deliver his report on the work of the Government during the session. (Photo by Andrew Wong/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - MARCH 05: Policemen stand guard in Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the National People's Congress, or parliament, at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. More than 2,000 delegates listened to Premier Wen Jiabao deliver his report on the work of the Government during the session. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)

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Military delegates crowd into the aisles while exiting following the opening session of the ruling Communist Party's National People's Congress on March 5, 2008 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Chinese security forces in Lhasa, Tibet, took cover during a fifth day of protests. The banner overhead reads, “Strengthen public safety management, safeguard political stability.” Beijing is facing the most serious demonstrations in Tibet since the 1980s.

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In this picture taken on March 14, 2008, Chinese riot police move into position during a protest by Tibetan Buddhist monks near the historic Labrang Monastery, which is second only to the Potala Palace in Lhasa in size, in the town of Xiahe, Gansu Province.

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Buddhist monks marched in Xiahe, Gansu Province, on Friday.
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Chinese military patrol the streets in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on 15 March, 2008 a day after violent protests broke out following days of demonstrations against Chinese rule. China said that 10 people had been burnt to death during the unrest in Lhasa, as the military locked down the Tibetan capital amid fierce international scrutiny ahead of the Beijing Olympics. AFP PHOTO CHINA OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)

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A convoy of Chinese military trucks drives down a street in the Tibetan capital Lhasa after violent protests broke out on 14 March, 2008. The Tibetan capital Lhasa erupted in deadly violence on March 14 as security forces used gunfire to quell the biggest protests against Chinese rule in two decades, officials and rights groups said.

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A Chinese PLA army truck with a smashed windscreen drives down a road in the Tibetan capital Lhasa after violent protests broke out on 14 March, 2008.

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Tibetans throw stones at army vehicles as a car burns on a street in the Tibetan capital Lhasa after violent protests broke out on 14 March, 2008. Demonstrations this week against Chinese rule escalated following three days of protests by monks in Lhasa, which have spread to monasteries in rural Tibet and outside the province. AFP PHOTO CHINA OUT ***** OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)

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A Chinese paramilitary policeman gestures in front of floating red flags at Tiananmen Square near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 15, 2008.

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Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) delegates arrive for a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 15, 2008.

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Chinese paramilitary policemen with their gear (equipments) march in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 15, 2008.

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Chinese riot police march through the city of Kangding, located around 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province March 17, 2008. Chinese officials declared a "people's war" of security and propaganda against support for the Dalai Lama in Tibet after the worst unrest in the region for two decades racked the regional capital Lhasa over the past few days, killing at least 10 people.

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