Tears and breathless emotion at the Chinese congress
Such is the excitement surrounding China’s 18th Communist Party congress in Beijing, some delegates have been reduced to uncontrollable sobbing.
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Such is the excitement surrounding China’s 18th Communist Party congress in Beijing, some delegates have been reduced to uncontrollable sobbing.
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