"China ramps up security for 60th anniversary gala" by Alexa Olesen, Associated Press | September 30, 2009
BEIJING - Many Chinese are proud of what China has achieved since the People’s Republic was founded in 1949 - a transformation from an impoverished, war-racked country to an economic and diplomatic power. Life expectancy has risen from 41 years in 1949 to 73 today.
Yes, and they have also managed to throw of the yoke of the colonialist powers.
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