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CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A soilder holds newly-picked strawberries in the greenhouse in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the regimen

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CHINA-FUJIAN-VILLAGE-DISPUTE-MEDIATOR (CN)

(231125) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Primary-level mediator Zhang Qiuxiang (1st R) resolves dispute in the village of Boyang, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Fujian village's white tea regimen to cure local disputes" (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KHUNJERAB-SOLDIERS (CN)

(230429) -- KHUNJERAB, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A soilder holds newly-picked strawberries in the greenhouse in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2023. Gao Guanghui, a recruit who had just joined the army for 7 months, was shocked when he walked into the honor room of the border defense regiment in Khunjerab, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The regiment is based on the Pamirs, guarding the China-Pakistan border and Khunjerab Port. With an average altitude of 4,700 meters, the place is a "forbidden zone" for many people, as the temperature here can drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the oxygen content is less than half of that in the plain area. Gao felt even more excited when he was on patrol with his squad leader Zhou Linping to the national border for the first time and renewed the boundary monument. "We are in a troop with glorious history. Now it's on you," Zhou said to Gao. Zhou, a veteran who had been in the regimen

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Astronaut Noguchi trains outside Moscow for space flight

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is scheduled to stay on the International Space Station for six months, allows the media a glimpse of his training regimen at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center in suburban Moscow on Aug. 21. A Russian Soyuz space capsule will carry Noguchi into space in December.

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New JSA chief apologizes at outset of autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Flanked by sumo wresters, Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa apologies to fans from the sumo ring at the outset of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 14. Musashigawa promised a strict new regimen for wrestlers in the wake of alleged drug use involving three Russian wrestlers.

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New JSA chief apologizes at outset of autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Flanked by sumo wresters, Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa apologies to fans from the sumo ring at the outset of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 14. Musashigawa promised a strict new regimen for wrestlers in the wake of alleged drug use involving three Russian wrestlers. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Noguchi trains outside Moscow for space flight

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who is scheduled to stay on the International Space Station for six months, allows the media a glimpse of his training regimen at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center in suburban Moscow on Aug. 21. A Russian Soyuz space capsule will carry Noguchi into space in December. (Kyodo)