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CHINA-U.S.-RELATIONS-GUEST OPINION (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lin Gaoyuan (1st L, front) of China, Lily Zhang (2nd L, front) of the United States compete with Wang Manyu (2nd R, front) of China and Kanak Jha (1st R, front) of the United States during a joint training session of two pairs formed of both American and Chinese players entering the mixed doubles competition at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, the United States, on Nov. 22, 2021. TO GO WITH "Guest Opinion: Resetting China-U.S. relations through people" (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Chinese shuttlers win two titles at Indonesia Masters

STORY: Chinese shuttlers win two titles at Indonesia Masters DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the games 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG SHUXIAN, Women's doubles player STORYLINE: Chinese shuttlers collected two gold medals on Sunday at the 2023 Indonesia Masters. Women's doubles pair Liu Shengshu and Zhang Shuxian beat the Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 22-20, 21-19 in a match full of long rallies, which tested the nerves and stamina of both pairs. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG SHUXIAN, China's Women's doubles player "The result is surprising. It's the first time for us to compete as a pair. We wanted to learn from other players through this competition. We didn't think we would win. We just tried to do our best." Zhang was formerly paired with Zheng Yu, with the duo reaching No. 4 in the world. Her current partner Liu, 18, is the reigning world junior champion in both women's and mixed doubles categories. In the mixed doub

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Angels' Matsui 4-for-4, including homer, against Blue Jays

ANAHEIM, California - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles to right in the fourth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 14, 2010. Matsui returned to the lineup in style with his first four-hit game of the season, including a two-run blast that propelled the Angels past the Blue Jays 7-2.

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Ex-partners of united Korea table tennis team may meet again

TOKYO, Japan - Ri Bun Hui (L) of North Korea and Hyung Jung Hwa of South Korea beat a French pair as a united Korea team to win the women's doubles event in the World Table Tennis Championships held in Chiba, Japan, in April 1991. The two players may meet again for the first time since 1993 at the Asian Paralympics in Incheon, South Korea, in October 2014 as Pyongyang has applied for participation in the event under the name of Ri, now secretary general of North Korea's association of physically disabled athletes.

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Ichiro hits in 13th consecutive game

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to right in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2011, extending his hitting streak to a 13th consecutive game. The Angels won the game 13-6.

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Indians' Fukudome gets 2 RBIs against Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians doubles to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 with two RBIs as the Indians won 6-2.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Oakland Athletics left fielder Hideki Matsui blasts a two-run double in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 26, 2011, in a 15-5 victory. It was the 487th double in his career in Japan and the United States, tying the record of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan for the most doubles held by Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, a former player of the Chunichi Dragons.

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Matsui doubles to drive in 2 runs in Oakland win

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double during the fifth inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on July 1, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Athletics won 5-4.

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Matsui doubles to drive in 2 runs in Oakland win

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double during the fifth inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on July 1, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Athletics won 5-4.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki doubles down the right-field line in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 2-for-3 against Texas Rangers

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles down the left-field line in the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers in Tempe, Arizona, on March 25, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in a 9-6 win over the Texas Rangers.

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Matsuzaka suffers first MLB loss

BOSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima (L) and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrate after the team shut out the Boston Red Sox 3-0 at Fenway Park on April 11. Jojima hit two doubles off Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka. (MLB)

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Ichiro practices in minor league games

PEORIA, United States - Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who skipped an exhibition game with the Diamondbacks to get a little more batting practice, played in two minor league games March 22, collecting a pair of singles and doubles and a triple to finish the day 5-for-11 at Peoria, Arizona. (MLB)

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Hasegawa gives up two runs

PEORIA, United States - Shigetoshi Hasegawa, who was traded to Seattle in the off-season by the Anaheim Angels, hurled one inning, giving up two runs on two doubles and a walk, in an exhibition game with the San Diego Padres at Peoria, Arizona, on March 2. (MLB)

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German's Leitner, Resch win luge doubles

SATLT LAKE CITY, United States - Patric-Fritz Leitner (top) and Alexander Resch of Germany react after their second run in the luge doubles event of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 15. The two-time world champions clipped the wall on their second run but won the gold medal.

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Yan-Wang duo wins men's doubles final

OSAKA, Japan - Sydney Olympics gold medalists Yan Sen (L) and Wang Liqin wave at supporters after defeating defending world champions Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang in the third showdown over two years between the Chinese compatriots in men's doubles final at the world table tennis championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on May 5.

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Shinjo gets RBI double in Mets preseason win

JUPITER, United States - Tsuyoshi Shinjo doubles home a run in the sixth inning of the New York Mets preseason game with the St. Louis Cardinals on March 24. The former Hanshin Tigers' outfielder was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored as the Mets defeated St. Louis 9-0.

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China wins 5 individual gold medals at ITTF World Youth Championships

STORY: China wins 5 individual gold medals at ITTF World Youth Championships DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U19 men's singles final 2. various of the award ceremony STORYLINE: The U19 men's singles final of the 2022 ITTF World Youth Championships was held in Tunis Sunday. Chinese player Lin Shidong defeated his teammate Chen Yuanyu 4:1 to win the championship. The competitions were divided into two groups, U19 and U15. In the 10 individual competitions in the men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles in the two groups, China won five gold medals. In the previous team competitions, China won the men's and women's team championships in the U19 and U15 age groups. The 2022 World Youth Table Tennis Championships was held in Tunisia from Dec. 4 to 11. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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China bags 5 gold medals as AJCC concludes in Vientiane

STORY: China bags 5 gold medals as AJCC concludes in Vientiane DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the table tennis competition STORYLINE: China bagged five gold medals as the 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) wrapped up in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday. China won two gold medals from the categories of Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, besides collecting golds from the categories of Junior Boys' Team, Junior Girls' Team and Cadet Boys' Team events respectively last Saturday. Japan packed four golds from categories of Junior Boys' Doubles and Junior Girls' Doubles on Tuesday, Cadet Boys' Singles on Monday and Cadet Girls' Team last Saturday. What's more, a pair of Indian players won the Junior Mixed Doubles' champion Tuesday, while on Monday, a Thai player won the Cadet Girls' Singles event. The 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Championships was held from September 1 to 6 in L

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Track-laying begins on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway

STORY: Track-laying begins on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site STORYLINE: A pair of 500-meter steel rails were successfully laid on a concrete bed at Putian railway station Thursday in east China's Fujian Province, marking the beginning of track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway. The 277-km railway links the provincial capital of Fuzhou with the port city of Xiamen. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities within one hour. Zhang Xiaofeng, project manager with China Railway 11th Bureau Group said that with the help of an advanced machine, workers are able to lay the left and right tracks at the same time, which nearly doubles their efficiency. At the current pace of about 6 km of track laid per day, the entire track-laying work is expected to finish by the end of this

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics begins on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Spectators wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus wait for the start of curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics begins on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics begins on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Spectators wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus wait for the start of curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics begins on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Spectators wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus wait for the start of curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Curling

Spectators wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus wait for the start of curling's mixed doubles round-robin session of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 2, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in the Chinese capital, two days before the opening ceremony of the games.

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lin Gaoyuan (1st L, front) of China, Lily Zhang (2nd L, front) of the United States compete with Wang Manyu (2nd R, front) of China and Kanak Jha (1st R, front) of the United States during a joint training session of two pairs formed of both American and Chinese players entering the mixed doubles competition at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, the United States, on Nov. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Japan LDP leadership race

Combined photo shows former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and vaccination minister Taro Kono, who doubles as administrative and regulatory reform minister, meeting the press separately in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2021. The two are preparing to run in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Sept. 29, which will effectively determine Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's successor.

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Japan LDP leadership race

Combined file photo shows former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and vaccination minister Taro Kono, who doubles as administrative and regulatory reform minister. The two are preparing to run in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Sept. 29, 2021, which will effectively determine Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's successor.

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Japanese business leader meets S. Korean deputy premier in Seoul

Japan-Korea Economic Association head Mikio Sasaki (L) shakes hands with South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Choi Kyung Hwan, who doubles as strategy and finance minister, in Seoul on May 12, 2015, ahead of a two-day meeting of Japanese and South Korean businesspeople from May 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakata shines as Japan beat Dominica in Premier 12

Sho Nakata doubles in two runs into the left field in the eighth inning, leading Japan to a 4-2 win over the Dominican Republic in the Premier 12 group stage in Taoyuan International Baseball stadium in Taiwan on Nov. 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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German's Leitner, Resch win luge doubles

SATLT LAKE CITY, United States - Patric-Fritz Leitner (top) and Alexander Resch of Germany react after their second run in the luge doubles event of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 15. The two-time world champions clipped the wall on their second run but won the gold medal.

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Matsuzaka suffers first MLB loss

BOSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima (L) and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrate after the team shut out the Boston Red Sox 3-0 at Fenway Park on April 11. Jojima hit two doubles off Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Ichiro hits in 13th consecutive game

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to right in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2011, extending his hitting streak to a 13th consecutive game. The Angels won the game 13-6. (Kyodo)

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Indians' Fukudome gets 2 RBIs against Athletics

CLEVELAND, United States - Kosuke Fukudome of the Cleveland Indians doubles to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 with two RBIs as the Indians won 6-2. (Kyodo)

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Oakland Athletics left fielder Hideki Matsui blasts a two-run double in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 26, 2011, in a 15-5 victory. It was the 487th double in his career in Japan and the United States, tying the record of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan for the most doubles held by Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, a former player of the Chunichi Dragons. (Kyodo)

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Angels' Matsui 4-for-4, including homer, against Blue Jays

ANAHEIM, California - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles to right in the fourth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 14, 2010. Matsui returned to the lineup in style with his first four-hit game of the season, including a two-run blast that propelled the Angels past the Blue Jays 7-2. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki doubles down the right-field line in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2. (Kyodo)

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 2-for-3 against Texas Rangers

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles down the left-field line in the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers in Tempe, Arizona, on March 25, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in a 9-6 win over the Texas Rangers. (Kyodo)

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Ex-partners of united Korea table tennis team may meet again

TOKYO, Japan - Ri Bun Hui (L) of North Korea and Hyung Jung Hwa of South Korea beat a French pair as a united Korea team to win the women's doubles event in the World Table Tennis Championships held in Chiba, Japan, in April 1991. The two players may meet again for the first time since 1993 at the Asian Paralympics in Incheon, South Korea, in October 2014 as Pyongyang has applied for participation in the event under the name of Ri, now secretary general of North Korea's association of physically disabled athletes. (Kyodo)

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Ex-tennis player Kamo, winner of U.S. Open men's doubles, dies

Undated photo shows former tennis player Kosei Kamo, one of only two Japanese men who have won a Grand Slam tennis title following World War II. Kamo, who with Atsushi Miyagi won the 1955 U.S. Open men's doubles crown, died on Jan. 6, 2017, at age 84 due to a heart attack, according to the Japan Tennis Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe leaves for Russia to hold talks with Putin

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Vladivostok on Sept. 2, 2016, accompanied by trade minister Hiroshige Seko (2nd from R), who doubles as minister overseeing Japan's economic cooperation with Russia. On the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian Far East port city, Abe will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day on economic cooperation and a decades-old territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe leaves for Russia to hold talks with Putin

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport for Vladivostok on Sept. 2, 2016, accompanied by trade minister Hiroshige Seko (2nd from R), who doubles as minister overseeing Japan's economic cooperation with Russia. On the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian Far East port city, Abe will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day on economic cooperation and a decades-old territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a post-World War II peace treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yan-Wang duo wins men's doubles final

OSAKA, Japan - Sydney Olympics gold medalists Yan Sen (L) and Wang Liqin wave at supporters after defeating defending world champions Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang in the third showdown over two years between the Chinese compatriots in men's doubles final at the world table tennis championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on May 5.

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Shinjo gets RBI double in Mets preseason win

JUPITER, United States - Tsuyoshi Shinjo doubles home a run in the sixth inning of the New York Mets preseason game with the St. Louis Cardinals on March 24. The former Hanshin Tigers' outfielder was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored as the Mets defeated St. Louis 9-0.