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Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu speaks during a press conference held for the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Top Chinese health officials have vowed to reduce the dependence of hospitals on drug sales for income _ a key problem that drives up health care costs. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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"There is now a good atmosphere in China-U.S. relations," said Yang Jiechi, China's foreign minister. (Bloomberg)

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi gives a press conference during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday, March 7, 2011. Mr. Yang said there is now a positive atmosphere in relations with the United States following a rocky year in which the two countries feuded over issues ranging from Taiwan to Internet freedom. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, a partial view of the third floor of Barbie's Shanghai flagship store in Shanghai, China, is shown. Barbie is hitting the road as Mattel Inc. closes down its Shanghai flagship store dedicated to the iconic brand after just two years.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, file)

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In this November 2010 photo, cruise boats make their way in Ha Long Bay near the Vietnam-China border in the Gulf of Tonkin. Early Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, an overnight boat packed with sleeping tourists sank in the scenic bay, killing 12 foreigners, including vacationers from the United States, Australia and Britain, and their Vietnamese guide, officials said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei rejected calls by U.S. officials for Beijing to provide details on nuclear arms, claiming it is a "sensitive issue." "If China reveals the size of its nuclear arsenal, this would eliminate its deterrent value," he said. (Associated Press)

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Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander of the U.S. 7th fleet in the Pacific, said China's "carrier killer" missile is not an "Achilles' heel of our aircraft carriers or our Navy." (Associated Press)

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Illustration: China's elements by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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** FILE ** Singer Barbra Streisand arrives at the White House for a state dinner in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao on Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Cambodian armed vehicles stand by Sunday in Preah Vihear province, 300 miles northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Associated Press/Xinhua)

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Illustration: China and Egypt by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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Worshippers rub a stone relief of a rabbit for good luck at the White Cloud Temple on the first day of the Year of the Rabbit in Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of residents flock to the temple to pray for good fortune in the new year. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Worshippers light their joss sticks to offer the first prayer of the lunar new year at a temple Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Shanghai, China. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Worshippers offer the first prayer of the new year at a temple Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Shanghai, China. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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A worshipper offers the first prayer of the lunar new year at a temple Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Shanghai, China. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Fire devours an entire block of the Dynasty Wanxin Hotel in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. State media reports say the fire was set off by fireworks to celebrate the Chinese new year and firefighters had trouble dealing with the fire because their fire engines shot water up only 165 feet, while the building was 720 feet tall. (AP Photo)

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A fireman puts out the last flames of a fire that devoured an entire block of the Dynasty Wanxin Hotel in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. State media reports say the fire was set off by fireworks to celebrate the Chinese new year and firefighters had trouble dealing with the fire because their fire engines shot water up only 165 feet, while the building was 720 feet tall. (AP Photo)