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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - People take photographs in front of a portrait of Sun Yatsen, China's revolutionary and political leader, at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2011. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C, front) and other dignitaries attend a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2011 commemorating National Day. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - People in ethnic costumes attend a ceremony commemorating the 62nd National Day at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2011. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as the National Day.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - Beijing's Tiananmen Square is packed with people on Oct. 1, 2011, for National Day. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day.

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Last wartime overseas Chinese mechanic passes away

STORY: Last wartime overseas Chinese mechanic passes away DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiang Yinsheng and his home STORYLINE: Jiang Yinsheng, the last wartime overseas Chinese mechanic known as the Nanyang Volunteer, died at the age of 96 in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Saturday. The Nanyang Volunteers refer to some 3,000 overseas Chinese drivers and mechanics living in Southeast Asian countries who were rallied by famous business pioneer and philanthropist Tan Kah Kee to "help the motherland in her hour of need" in 1939 during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Jiang was born in Calcutta, India in 1927. During the war, he joined Nanyang Volunteers. These volunteers returned to China to help transport war supplies and carry out emergency repairs of vehicles along the 1,146-km Yunnan-Myanmar Road, a critical lifeline that became a major target of Japanese airstrikes. In 1949,

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China acts as a responsible player in the world: Turkish expert

STORY: China acts as a responsible player in the world: Turkish expert DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Turkish Center of Asia Pacific Studies STORYLINE: A Turkish expert has said China, as one of the leading global economies, acts as a responsible player in the world. Selcuk Colakoglu, director of the Turkish Center of Asia Pacific Studies, said in a recent interview that China has made a remarkable success in modernization and development. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Turkish Center of Asia Pacific Studies "Since the foundation of the PRC (the People's Republic of China) in 1949, Chinese people have sought to realize the country's modernization for decades. China made a remarkable success for its modernization and development. As of 2021, China's GDP surpassed the average of the world. As China is the second largest economy of the world and the main production and trading hub,

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - Beijing's Tiananmen Square is packed with people on Oct. 1, 2011, for National Day. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day. (Kyodo)

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - People in ethnic costumes attend a ceremony commemorating the 62nd National Day at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2011. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as the National Day. (Kyodo)

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - People take photographs in front of a portrait of Sun Yatsen, China's revolutionary and political leader, at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2011. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day. (Kyodo)

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C, front) and other dignitaries attend a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2011 commemorating National Day. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day. (Kyodo)