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A pro-democracy protester was shot and at least 180 were arrested as violent clashes rocked Hong Kong streets Tuesday while China celebrated the 70th anniversary of communist rule. Beijing marked National Day and "national rejuvenation" with a military parad…

HONG KONG -- In a fearsome escalation of violence, Hong Kong police shot a protester in the chest at close range Tuesday, leaving the teenager bleeding and howling on the ground. Tens of thousands joined anti-government demonstrations that spread across the s…

China's President Xi Jinping opened celebrations on Tuesday to mark 70 years of Communist rule vowing that "no force" would be able to shake the country, as a parade of massed troops and military hardware showcased Chinese muscle in the face of an unprecedent…

China is celebrating its growing power and confidence with a massive display of military hardware and goose-stepping troops in Beijing on Tuesday, overseen by President Xi Jinping who pledged peaceful development on the 70th birthday of Communist China. The …

A girl holds a Chinese flag as people watch a military parade along the security perimeter established around the official ceremony in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. China is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China with a huge milita…

China kicked off an enormous military parade in Beijing on Tuesday to commemorate 70 years of Communist Party rule and celebrate the countrys emergence as a global power. The parade which included 100,000 performers, 15,000 goose-stepping soldiers and an arr…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China will stay on the path of peaceful development, but that the military will resolutely safeguard the country’s sovereignty and security. In a brief speech marking 70 years of Communis…

Beijing (AFP) - China's Communist Party has defied the odds to retain firm control of power for 70 years, adapting to a changing world to outlast its comrades in the Soviet Union. As the People's Republic of China celebrates its anniversary on Tuesday, here …

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) - China will celebrate seven decades of communist rule on Tuesday with a display of power through central Beijing, showing off goose-stepping troops, new missiles and floats celebrating the country's technological pr…

Communist China's creation seven decades ago irrevocably changed Taiwan, but Beijing's huge celebrations this week will be met with a collective shrug on an island where people increasingly see themselves as distinct from the mainland. After the People's Rep…