(SP)CHINA-HOTAN-TAKLIMAKAN RALLY-FOURTH STAGE (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HOTAN-TAKLIMAKAN RALLY-FOURTH STAGE (CN)

(240525) -- HOTAN, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Lin Dewei of China and his pilot Wang Yang of China compete during the fourth stage at the 2024 Taklimakan Rally, China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)

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