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Chinese soldiers unload relief supplies from a helicopter in quake-ravaged Sichuan province. Saturday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least 186 and injured thousands. The military is in full control of relief and rescue, with citizen-initiated efforts to help strictly banned.

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An electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the H7N9 virus which can take on a variety of shapes, April 15, 2013. Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected when many appear to have had no recent contact with live fowl and the virus isn't supposed to pass from person to person. (Associated Press)

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A woman cuts weeds in a field near an unfinished real estate project in Chongqing, China, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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Chinese paramilitary policemen stand watch on Sunday, April 21, 2013, while rescuers operate backhoes to clear a road damaged by a landslide that was triggered by a strong earthquake in Baosheng township of Lushan County in southwest China's Sichuan province. Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan province killed more than 186 people, China's Xinhua News Agency said. (AP Photo)

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Buildings are destroyed by a powerful earthquake at Gucheng village of Longmen Township of Lushan County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013, after a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Hai Mingwei) NO SALES

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"I want you all to combine your personal ideals with the 'dream to strengthen the military,'" Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a recent visit to a submarine and destroyer base. (Associated Press)

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A worker prepares to construct a city highway which is under construction in Beijing on April 15, 2013. China's economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the first three months of the year, fueling concern about the strength of its shaky recovery. (Associated Press)

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Amateur Guan Tianlang, of China, waves his cap after putting out on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 14, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)