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World doubles champions Yu Yang (left) and Wang Xiaoli of China were among eight badminton players dismissed from the games for intentionally trying to lose matches. (Associated Press)
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Gold medalist Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina is flanked by silver medalist Germany's Britta Heidemann, left, and bronze medalist China's Yujie Sun pose after the women's individual epee fencing gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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China's Liu Qiang, left, connects with Australia's Luke Jackson, during their men's light 60-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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China's Liu Qiang, and Australia's Luke Jackson, reacta after Liu won their men's light 60-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Ai Weiwei (center), hemmed in by plainclothes police officers outside his Beijing home in 2012, spent two decades as a leader in China’s art world who focused almost entirely on the subversion of state power. He currently is under house arrest. associated press
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Trucks transport shipping containers at the port of Tianjin, China, in February 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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People attend a real estate fair in Nanjing, China, earlier this year. China's economy may slow further despite stimulus measures, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday. A rise in real estate prices, driven in part by government stimulus spending and bank lending, has fueled political tensions. (Associated Press)
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A worker lays out fabric June 29, 2012, at a local furniture manufacturing factory in Zhanjiang, China. (Associated Press)
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Lafayette brick 40/32 label, seen during an antique fireworks auction. The Moyer collection includes fireworks made in the United States, China, Macau, England, India and Canada. Some of the earliest items are Chinese black-powder firecrackers from the early 1800's. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Blazing Star 100 box of firecrackers, seen during an antique fireworks auction. The Moyer collection includes fireworks made in the United States, China, Macau, England, India and Canada. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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George Moyer's 50-year collection of fireworks-related items, especially label art, is arrayed around him at Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pa., Mr. Moyer has written two books on the subject and had items made in the U.S., China, Macau, England, India and Canada. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan, center, escorts other actors on the red carpet prior to the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival at Shanghai Grand Theater Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
