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CHINA-BEIJING-PLA-97TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-PLA-97TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION (CN)

(240801) -- BEIJING, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A grand reception to celebrate the 97th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held by the Ministry of National Defense at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2024. TO GO WITH "China's defense chief says PLA ready to deter, shatter any separatist activity" (Photo by Yang Jiahui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRUNEI-CHINA-PLA-97TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

BRUNEI-CHINA-PLA-97TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(240726) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Guests attend a reception celebrating the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "China, Brunei always maintain friendly, cooperative military relations: Chinese defense attache" (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRUNEI-CHINA-PLA-97TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

BRUNEI-CHINA-PLA-97TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(240726) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Dai Qilin, defense attache of the Chinese embassy in Brunei, delivers a welcome speech at a reception celebrating the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "China, Brunei always maintain friendly, cooperative military relations: Chinese defense attache" (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PLA-FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

LEBANON-BEIRUT-PLA-FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240726) -- BEIRUT, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Defense Attache Zheng Yuchong delivers a speech during the reception to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 24, 2024. This reception was hosted by the Chinese embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PLA-FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

LEBANON-BEIRUT-PLA-FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATION

(240726) -- BEIRUT, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2024 shows a scene of Chinese cultural performance during a reception to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, in Beirut, Lebanon. This reception was hosted by the Chinese embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-PLA-FOUNDING-ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-PLA-FOUNDING-ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(240725) -- DAMASCUS, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas (at the podium) speaks during a reception marking the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Damascus, Syria, on July 24, 2024. The Chinese embassy in Syria hosted a reception Wednesday evening to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINA-PLA-FOUNDING-ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINA-PLA-FOUNDING-ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(240725) -- NAIROBI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A reception marking the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 25, 2024. The Chinese Embassy in Kenya on Thursday hosted a reception to mark the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Han Xu)

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Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People look at Kimilsungia orchids in an exhibition which started in Pyongyang on April 13 commemorating the 97th anniversary of the April 15 birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. State entities, the military and North Korea-linked foreign organizations provided some 20,000 pots of the Indonesia-originated flower for the event.

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Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An exhibition of Kimilsungia orchids started in Pyongyang on April 13 commemorating the 97th anniversary of the April 15 birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. State entities, the military and North Korea-linked foreign organizations provided some 20,000 pots of the Indonesia-originated flower for the event.

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N. Korean founder's birthday marked, no tension in Pyongyang

N. Korean founder's birthday marked, no tension in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks fill the sky over Pyongyang on April 14 on the eve of the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. North Korea said the fireworks display on the Taedong River running through Pyongyang was the biggest event of its kind ever held in the country.

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N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women dressed in traditional clothes walk in front of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, the mausoleum of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15 as North Korea marks the 97th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder.

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N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at an exhibition hall decorated with flowers in Pyongyang on April 15 to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in his office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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N. Korean leader Kim watches fireworks

N. Korean leader Kim watches fireworks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - In this image aired by Korean Central Television on April 16, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il watches a fireworks display that took place in Pyongyang on April 14 on the eve of the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women dressed in traditional clothes walk in front of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, the mausoleum of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 15 as North Korea marks the 97th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A model of North Korea's Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite is displayed in an exhibition hall in Pyongyang on April 15 as North Korea marks the 97th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean founder's birthday marked, no tension in Pyongyang

N. Korean founder's birthday marked, no tension in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks fill the sky over Pyongyang on April 14 on the eve of the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. North Korea said the fireworks display on the Taedong River running through Pyongyang was the biggest event of its kind ever held in the country. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at an exhibition hall decorated with flowers in Pyongyang on April 15 to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans celebrate founder's birthday

N. Koreans celebrate founder's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at an exhibition hall, where a model of North Korea's Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite is displayed, in Pyongyang on April 15 to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo)

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Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People look at Kimilsungia orchids in an exhibition which started in Pyongyang on April 13 commemorating the 97th anniversary of the April 15 birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. State entities, the military and North Korea-linked foreign organizations provided some 20,000 pots of the Indonesia-originated flower for the event. (Kyodo)

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Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

Kim Il Sung flower exhibition starts in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An exhibition of Kimilsungia orchids started in Pyongyang on April 13 commemorating the 97th anniversary of the April 15 birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. State entities, the military and North Korea-linked foreign organizations provided some 20,000 pots of the Indonesia-originated flower for the event. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony for Korean victims in 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Ceremony for Korean victims in 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

People offer flowers at a monument dedicated to Korean people who were murdered in the chaos after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, on its 97th anniversary in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020.

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Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Officials take part in an anti-disaster map drill at the Mie prefectural government building in the central Japan city of Tsu on Sept. 1, 2020, the country's Disaster Prevention Day. The drill is based on the scenario that a massive earthquake originating in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific hit the region, with it held on the 97th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake that killed over 100,000 people.

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Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Officials take part in an anti-disaster map drill at the Mie prefectural government building in the central Japan city of Tsu on Sept. 1, 2020, the country's Disaster Prevention Day. The drill is based on the scenario that a massive earthquake originating in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific hit the region, with it held on the 97th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake that killed over 100,000 people.

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Memorial ceremony for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Memorial ceremony for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims

A memorial ceremony for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims is held in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of over 100,000 people. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims

Memorial ceremony for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims

A memorial ceremony for 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake victims is held in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of over 100,000 people. (Pool photo)

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a meeting of the government's anti-disaster task force in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

An anti-disaster map drill is held at the Mie prefectural government building in the central Japan city of Tsu on Sept. 1, 2020, the country's Disaster Prevention Day. The drill is based on the scenario that a massive earthquake originating in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific hit the region, with it held on the 97th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake that killed over 100,000 people.

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Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Map exercise for expected major quake in Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel take part in an anti-disaster map drill at the Mie prefectural government building in the central Japan city of Tsu on Sept. 1, 2020, the country's Disaster Prevention Day. The drill is based on the scenario that a massive earthquake originating in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific hit the region, with it held on the 97th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake that killed over 100,000 people.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the press after attending a meeting of the government's anti-disaster task force in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the press after attending a meeting of the government's anti-disaster task force in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in his office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (C) attend a meeting of the government's anti-disaster task force in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (L) attend a meeting of the government's anti-disaster task force in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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Disaster prevention day

Disaster prevention day

Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) prepares to take part in a large-scale anti-disaster drill in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2020, the 97th anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake that hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, leaving over 100,000 people dead.

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