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In this June 13, 2012 photo, Chinese businessman Huang Zhun speaks during an interview at a hotel room in Beijing, China. Huang, the son of a Korean War veteran who survived, visited the ìenemy cemeteryî in 2011 to honor those who died. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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Gu Kailai (center), the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, stands trial in the Intermediate People's Court in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN)

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Illustration China by John Camejo for The Washington Times

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“Kung Fu Panda 2” enjoyed success in China while competing against such movies as the Communist propaganda film “Beginning of the Great Revival.” This development helped prompt a debate about why a Hollywood studio was more successful than the country’s own studios at creating a successful movie based on Chinese themes. (Associated Press)

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In Seoul on Monday, Kim Young-hwan, a South Korean critic of the repressive regime in North Korea, said that he was tortured during his captivity in China for information on North Korean dissidents. (Associated Press)

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China’s Ye Shiwen, 16, set a world record Saturday in the 400-meter individual medley, raising U.S. suspicions. Team USA’s Elizabeth Beisel won the silver. (Associated Press)

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World doubles champions Yu Yang (left) and Wang Xiaoli of China were among eight badminton players dismissed from the games for intentionally trying to lose matches. (Associated Press)

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Gold medalist Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina is flanked by silver medalist Germany's Britta Heidemann, left, and bronze medalist China's Yujie Sun pose after the women's individual epee fencing gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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China's Liu Qiang, left, connects with Australia's Luke Jackson, during their men's light 60-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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China's Liu Qiang, and Australia's Luke Jackson, reacta after Liu won their men's light 60-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Ai Weiwei (center), hemmed in by plainclothes police officers outside his Beijing home in 2012, spent two decades as a leader in China’s art world who focused almost entirely on the subversion of state power. He currently is under house arrest. associated press