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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (R) checks the finished Xuan brushes with his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xua

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes a Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks Xuan brushes outside the "Guardians of Crafts" workshop in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan b

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes a Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks a finished Xuan brush in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (L) makes Xuan brushes under the instruction of his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit t

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks the finished Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wearing folk costumes of Hongyao people walk in a terraced field in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 26, 2013. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGSHENG-HONGYAO PEOPLE-FOLK COSTUMES (CN)

(231220) -- LONGSHENG, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers wearing folk costumes of Hongyao people walk in a terraced field in Dazhai Village of Longji Town, Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 26, 2013. People of Hongyao, a branch of the Yao ethnic group, live in Longsheng County of Guangxi for generations. Themed the color of red and featured delicate making techniques, the folk costumes of Hongyao people stand as a characteristic of the branch of Yao ethnic group age after age. During the annual "drying clothes" festival which falls on the 6th day of the 6th month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, Hongyao people in Dazhai Village of Longji Town present and dry their folk costumes outside their dwellings, forming a unique landscape. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector

STORY: Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2. various of banks in Egypt STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Sunday that it has extended two initiatives supporting the tourism sector through March 2023. The initiatives were initially set to expire at the end of this year. The first initiative allows companies to obtain loans with a lower interest rate, within which the banks will accept the beneficiaries' requests to delay due repayment to the banks. The initiative was first launched in 2013 and amended in 2021 to support the sector amid the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second initiative that was extended aims to provide retail loans to the sector's workers. During the three-month period, the banks will be required to carry forward the dues on the initiative's beneficiaries, particularly for loans obtained by workers for co

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Local guide explains photos of 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local tour guide Salmi Hardiyanti explains on Dec. 26, 2013, photographs of the 2004 tsunami inside a fishing boat that was washed on top of a house in Banda Aceh in Indonesia.

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Large ship remains in inland Banda Aceh since 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A large electric generator ship hit by tsunami in 2004 remains in an inland area of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The ship is one of the preserved objects damaged by the earthquake-triggered tsunami that serve as reminder of the catastrophe.

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo answers reporters' questions after visiting Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the Shinto shrine on Dec. 26, 2013, sparking sharp criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors and disappointing the United States.

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the Shinto shrine on Dec. 26, 2013, sparking sharp criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors and disappointing the United States.

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Aceh eyes becoming tourist destination

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Tourists take photos in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The vessel in the back left atop a house by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Aceh eyes becoming tourist destination

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Photo shows a large ship in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The vessel, pushed inland by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, has become a local tourist attraction.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area off the shore of the Henoko district of Nago, northern Okinawa. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the offshore area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area off the shore of the Henoko district of Nago, northern Okinawa. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the offshore area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the base to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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Russian Championships

SOCHI, Russia - Adelina Sotnikova competes in the women's figure skating free skate at the Russian Championships in Sochi on Dec. 26, 2013. She won the national title.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the base to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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Mao Zedong anniversary

SHAOSHAN, China - Masses of people gather at a statue of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, on Dec. 26, 2013, to celebrate the 120th anniversary of his birth in his hometown.

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New islet merges with neighboring island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (R), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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Mao Zedong anniversary

SHAOSHAN, China - Masses of people gather at a statue of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, on Dec. 26, 2013, for an event to celebrate the 120th anniversary of his birth in his hometown.

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Mao Zedong anniversary

SHAOSHAN, China - Masses of people gather at a statue of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, on Dec. 26, 2013, to celebrate the 120th anniversary of his birth in his hometown.

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Mizuho Bank president

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, the Financial Services Agency ordered the megabank to suspend some of its affiliated loans between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 over the lender's involvement in transactions with "antisocial forces."

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Mao Zedong anniversary

SHAOSHAN, China - Masses of people gather in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, on Dec. 25, 2013, for an event to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, on Dec. 26 in his hometown.

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China slams Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Chinese police vehicles are deployed around the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2013, after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier in the day.

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Mizuho Bank president

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, the Financial Services Agency ordered the megabank to suspend some of its affiliated loans between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 over the lender's involvement in transactions with "antisocial forces."

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China slams Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Chinese newspapers reporting on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier in the day.

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Kumazaki named next NPB commissioner

TOKYO, Japan - Former prosecutor Katsuhiko Kumazaki holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 26, 2013, after he was confirmed as Nippon Professional Baseball's next commissioner earlier in the day at an extraordinary owners meeting.

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Watanabe becomes JBIC governor

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Watanabe (L), new governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, along with his predecessor Hiroshi Okuda (R), a former president of Toyota Motor Corp., attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Watanabe served as head of the International Bureau of the Finance Ministry and vice minister for international affairs before becoming JBIC's executive managing director, the No. 2 post at the institution, in April 2012.

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Toshiba president

TOKYO, Japan - Hisao Tanaka, president of Toshiba Corp., is interviewed in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013.

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China slams Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang holds a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, sparking strong protests from China and South Korea.

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Indian Ocean tsunami memorial

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A memorial ceremony is held in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people.

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Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue is pictured during an interview in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2013. He said the budget carrier aims to start a service linking Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, and a Southeast Asian city in 2014.

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S. Korea denounces Abe's shrine visit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Culture Minister Yoo Jin Ryong, in his capacity as a spokesman representing the government, issues a statement in Seoul on Dec. 26, 2013, denouncing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier in the day.

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China slams Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang holds a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, sparking strong protests from China and South Korea.

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PM Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks with reporters after paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. The visit to the Shinto shrine that honors Class-A World War II criminals along with Japan's war-dead was the first by an incumbent premier in seven years. (Pool photo)

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PM Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) is seen after paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. The visit to the Shinto shrine that honors Class-A World War II criminals along with Japan's war-dead was the first by an incumbent premier in seven years.

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China slams Abe's shrine visit

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013, after lodging a protest with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier in the day.

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PM Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks with reporters after paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. The visit to the Shinto shrine that honors Class-A World War II criminals along with Japan's war-dead was the first by an incumbent premier in seven years. (Pool photo)

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China slams Abe's shrine visit

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013, after lodging a protest with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier in the day.

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Indian Ocean tsunami memorial

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A memorial ceremony is held in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people.

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters flee from tear gas sprayed by police in Bangkok on Dec. 26, 2013.

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PM Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) is seen after paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. The visit to the Shinto shrine that honors Class-A World War II criminals along with Japan's war-dead was the first by an incumbent premier in seven years.