Visitors look at an exhibition showcasing the achievements China has made in the past six decades ahead of the upcoming Chinese National Day in Beijing on September 22, 2009. China is on track to surpass its key target of eight percent economic growth in 2009, the Asian Development Bank said, boosting its outlook for the world's number three economy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Visitors look at an exhibition showcasing the achievements China has made in the past six decades ahead of the upcoming Chinese National Day in Beijing on September 22, 2009. China is on track to surpass its key target of eight percent economic growth in 2009, the Asian Development Bank said, boosting its outlook for the world's number three economy.

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  1. Coal briquettes pounded from soft coal sit on a bicycle cart ready for sale and distribution at a coal depot in Beijing, China, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. China's advancing rapidly in the use of renewable energy but Chinese continue to rely on highly polluting coal to supply two thirds of it's energy.
  2. BEIJING - DECEMBER 03: A Chinese man walks past a Christmas tree, installed for the upcoming Christmas celebrations, in front of a office building on December 3, 2009 in Beijing, China. Christmas continues to gain popularity in Chinese consumer culture year on year.
  3. BEIJING - DECEMBER 03: Laureen Harper, wife of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visits the Temple of Heaven on December 3, 2009 in Beijing, China. Stephen Harper is in China during his five day tour visiting.
  4. BEIJING - DECEMBER 03: Fifty-six columns erected in the Tian'anmen Square during this year's celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China are removed from the Tian'anmen Square on December 3, 2009 in Beijing, China. The columns, known as the Pillars of Harmony, represented the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups in China.

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