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New China shows pride on day of glory
Beijing was the center of jubilant national celebrations yesterday as the country marked 60 years since the founding of New China. Hu Speech
Video 60 People, 60 Stories Weapons Displayed Female Pilots Air Force Netizens Applaud CelebrationsPride of the nation as the world watches
The spectacle of perfectly drilled soldiers, advanced weaponry and elaborate floats displayed in Thursday's parade afforded an unprecedented moment of pride for the Chinese at home and abroad.
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Parade soldiers start to retreat from drill camps
The ground forces that participated in the massive military parade on the 60th founding anniversary of PRC started Monday to leave their drill camps in Beijing.
Military parade most popular program to Beijing commutersThe Thursday military parade in celebration of the 60th PRC anniversary has become the most popular TV program to Beijing commuters in recent days.
Civilians celebrate six decades of achievementsSome 100,000 people, including foreigners, marched along 60 civilian floats on Tian'anmen Square, celebrating the 60th anniversary of New China on National Day Thursday.
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Long Live PRC
On Oct 1, 1949, a great nation was reborn, a nation that has the potential to help the whole world in political, social and economic development.
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Celebrations
Civilians celebrate six decades of achievements
Some 100,000 people, including foreigners, marched along 60 civilian floats on Tian'anmen Square, celebrating the 60th anniversary of New China on National Day.
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Achievements
Economic Development
Paraders salute reform and opening-up drive
Paraders in a grand celebration marking the 60th founding anniversary of New China on Thursday saluted late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping for the ongoing reform and opening-up drive he launched in 1978.
Clean Energy
Solar panels at parade highlight changes in China's energy use
Solar panels held by a formation of energy workers at the National Day parade on Thursday demonstrated China's determination to shift to renewable energy in handling climate change.
FDI
China attracts $853b FDI in three decades
China attracted a total amount of $852.6 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) from 1979 to 2008, making it the number one target for FDI among developing countries.
United Front
What records China's footprints of democracy in six decades?
Paraders of a civilian formation featuring China's development in democracy marched through Tian'anmen Square Thursday morning.
Foreign Relations
Hu meets with world leaders
Chinese President Hu Jintao meets with US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of a series of UN sessions in New York, Sept. 22, 2009.
US Georgia to celebrate China's National Day
Governor Sonny Perdue of the US state of Georgia has proclaimed October 1, 2009 as "China's National Day in Georgia."
Military Affairs
Chinese president reviews troops
President Hu Jintao Thursday inspected the country's defense forces in Beijing in celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of New China.
President Hu's car at the military parade
The car Chinese President Hu Jintao rode in while he inspected the troops at the 60th National Day in Beijing was made in northeast China.
Reform and Opening up
President Hu eulogizes three-decade reform
President Hu Jintao eulogized Thursday the nationwide reform adopted by the Communist Party of China for the past three decades.
Grand Celebration Held 30 Years of ReformsThe Way We WereTime to Rejoice, ReflectCatchphrasesPopulation ScaleMarket-driven economy targeted
Chinese leaders should rethink the country's reform package amid changing global and domestic situations and take "quicker and radical" steps to move toward a market-oriented economy by 2020, said a senior political advisor.
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Ethnic Unity
China issues white paper on ethnic policy
The Chinese government Sunday published a white paper on its ethnic policy, stressing harmony and equality among all ethnic groups. Full Text
New China's ethnic groups strong and growing
The fast development of Chinese ethnic groups is being reviewed and the importance of the unity of nationalities is being stressed.
Human Rights Progress
Special coverage: China Family Planning Policy
This special coverage introduces the background, main content, and the profound effect of China's family planning policy.
China condemns all acts of violence against women
A senior Chinese diplomat said here on Friday that China condemns all acts of violence against women in armed conflicts, including sexual violence.
Changing Life
Retail sales of consumer goods increases 600 times
The retail sales of consumer goods have increased to more than 600 times of that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic ofChina, according to a xinhuanet report.
60 years witnesses substantial changes
In the past 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the country has emerged from civil war and poverty to become a player on the world stage.
Opinion
Great legacy of first three decades
The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is really worthy of a crashing celebration. As for the academic community, it is of great significance to sum up the experience of the past six decades and discuss the real causes of "China Miracle".
Financial crisis won't stop China's opening up, reform
There is no sign that China will let up on reform although many economists and commentators have expressed worries that China might overreact to the financial crisis and veer away from reform and opening up.
China in Foreigners' Eyes
"The Old and the New"
When Dan Ben-Canaan first arrived inChinain 1984, most people here had not seen a foreigner before. The changes since then, he remembered, have been remarkable.
Kissinger praises China's achievements as 'extraordinary'
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger on Thursday extended his warm congratulations to the People's Republic of China on its 60th founding anniversary, which falls on October 1, and praised New China's achievements as " extraordinary."
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Newsmakers
Hot wheels
Zhong Shi is one of an army of private motorists who began to take to the roads in the late-1990s.
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