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Invited guests watch the parade down Changan Ave. in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (Nelson Ching/Bloomberg) #

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Chinese military personnel march toward Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

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PLA tanks roll past Tiananmen Square in a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Nir Elias) #

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Local residents watch the military parade on TV in a shopping mall in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo) #

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Participants prepare for an evening performance to mark China's 60th anniversary in Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Jason Lee) #

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A man watches a huge overhead screen showing soldiers of the People's Liberation Army marching, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) #

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Fireworks explode over Tiananmen Square during an evening performance to mark China's 60th anniversary, in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) #

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Fireworks light up Victoria Harbour to celebrate Chinese National Day in Hong kong on October 1, 2009. Large crowds gathered on the waterfront in Hong Kong to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images) #

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The Empire State Building is lit with red and yellow lights to mark China's 60th anniversary on September 30, 2009 in New York. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A child watches as fireworks light up Victoria Harbour to celebrate Chinese National Day in Hong kong on October 1, 2009. (ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images) #