China marks the 75th year since People’s Republic established
CHINA held nationwide celebrations today to mark 75 years since the People’s Republic was established.
Among the events was a flag-raising ceremony in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square with a marching honour guard.
Commemorations were also held in the former British colony of Hong Kong and the ex-Portuguese territory of Macao, both of which returned to Chinese sovereignty in the late 1990s.
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