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A Chinese soldier holds the national flag prior to its raising as the British military march, at right, during the handover ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 1, 1997. The event marks the end of 156 years of British colonial rule over the territory.

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World 'Father of Singapore' Lee Kuan Yew Dies at 91 Singapore's first and longest-serving Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was the founding father and the architect behind the country's remarkable transformation. He died in the 50th year of independence of the city-state that he molded

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xi-ma-historic-meeting

World Presidential Summits Alone Won’t Be Enough For China To Win Over A Wary Taiwan

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Ideas It's Going to Take a Lot More Than a Historic Handshake to Fix China's Relations With Taiwan Chinese President Xi Jinping may want a unified China, but he also has to respect the desire of Taiwan's 23 million people to control their own destiny

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