Paramilitary policemen salute to the Chinese flag during its raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 5, 2009. Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Paramilitary policemen salute to the Chinese flag during its raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 5, 2009.

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  1. A North Korean flag flutters above the North Korean Embassy in Beijing November 25, 2009. China and isolated North Korea should deepen military ties, the Chinese defence minister said on Tuesday, saying international turbulence had never damaged the bond between the two communist neighbours.
  2. A protester burns a Chinese flag during a protest in the Tibetan capital Lhasa March 14, 2008. Protesters in Tibet's capital burnt shops and vehicles and yelled for independence on Friday as the region was hit by protests, prompting the Dalai Lama to urge Beijing to stop "brute force". REUTERS/Stringer.
  3. A Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange, November 20, 2009. Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday.
  4. CORRECTION A United States flag is hoisted onto a flagpole in front of the emblem of the Chinese Communist Party atop a building at the airport ahead of the arrival of visiting US President Barack Obama in Beijing from Shanghai on Air Force One on November 16, 2009. President Obama is on his first visit to China, a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
  5. A United States flag is hoisted onto a flagpole in front of the emblem of the Chinese Communist Party atop a building at the airport ahead of the arrival of visiting US President Barack Obama in Beijing from Shanghai on Air Force One on November 16, 2009. President Obama is on his first visit to China, a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
  6. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 16: Chinese men raise the USA national flag before U.S. President Barack Obama arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport on November 16, 2009 in Beijing, China. Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his vist to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  7. A U.S. and a Chinese flag flutter in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing November 16, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan.
  8. A worker hoists an US flag (R) alongside a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square, ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama on November 16, 2009. Obama arrived in China for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
  9. A worker hoists an US flag (R) alongside a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square, ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama on November 16, 2009. Obama arrived in China for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
  10. A worker hoists an US flag (R) alongside a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square, ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama on November 16, 2009. Obama arrived in China for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
  11. A worker hoists an US flag (R) alongside a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square, ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama on November 16, 2009. Obama arrived in China for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
  12. A parachutist from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force shows off the national flag as he comes in to land at an airfield to mark the airforce's 60th birthday in Beijing on November 15, 2009. Chinese President Hu Jintao said earlier this month that his nation supported the peaceful use of outer space, days after his air force commander sparked concerns by saying an arms race in space was inevitable.
  13. Japanese First Lady Miyuki Hatohyama (R) receves a bouquet in the shape of the Singaporean national flag from Singaporean First Lady Ho Ching (L) when she visits a garden for children during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 14, 2009. Leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum representing more than half the global economy opened annual talks. At meetings heading into the two-day summit, leaders including Chinese President Hu Jintao warned that resurgent trade protectionism risked choking off a nascent recovery after the world's worst financial crisis in decades. The APEC heads of government, who lead a total of 2.6 billion people stretching from the United States to impoverished Papua New Guinea, were expected to call on their officials to explore a Pacific-wide free trade area.
  14. Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, covered by a Chinese national flag, celebrates after winning the gold medal in Men's 110m Hurdles at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province, Thursday Nov. 12, 2009. Liu won at 13.50 seconds. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.
  15. Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, covered by a Chinese national flag, celebrates after winning the gold medal in Men's 110m Hurdles at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province, Thursday Nov. 12, 2009. Liu won at 13.50 seconds. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.
  16. In this photo released by the Xinhua news agency, Chinese Liu Xiang celebrates the victory with the national flag after the final of men's 110m hurdles at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, south China, on Thursday Nov. 12, 2009. Liu won the gold with 13.50 seconds.

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