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China plans to slow expansion of defense spending in 2010 (Washington Post)China to sentence leading dissident Liu Xiaobo on Christmas Day (Telegraph)Reality TV show exposes racism in China (Telegraph)Jellied sipunculids (Telegraph)China steps back in Rio Tinto 'spy' case (Telegraph)Chinese peasants push up price of Shanghai Disneyland (Telegraph)China confirms two Tibet executions (Guardian)China's Wen Jiabao rebuffs U.S. on letting yuan appreciate against dollar (Washington Post)China: US assets should not be 'politicized' (AP)Chinese vice premier leaves for World Summit on Food Security, Syria visit (Xinhua)

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