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Worshippers rub a stone relief of a rabbit for good luck at the White Cloud Temple on the first day of the Year of the Rabbit in Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of residents flock to the temple to pray for good fortune in the new year. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Worshippers light their joss sticks to offer the first prayer of the lunar new year at a temple Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Shanghai, China. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Worshippers offer the first prayer of the new year at a temple Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Shanghai, China. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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A worshipper offers the first prayer of the lunar new year at a temple Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in Shanghai, China. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Fire devours an entire block of the Dynasty Wanxin Hotel in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. State media reports say the fire was set off by fireworks to celebrate the Chinese new year and firefighters had trouble dealing with the fire because their fire engines shot water up only 165 feet, while the building was 720 feet tall. (AP Photo)
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A fireman puts out the last flames of a fire that devoured an entire block of the Dynasty Wanxin Hotel in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. State media reports say the fire was set off by fireworks to celebrate the Chinese new year and firefighters had trouble dealing with the fire because their fire engines shot water up only 165 feet, while the building was 720 feet tall. (AP Photo)
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Performers push a rabbit-shaped decorated float during the night parade in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 as they celebrate China's lunar new year. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Performers are dressed as rabbits during the night parade in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 as they celebrate China's lunar new year. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Worshippers divine by drawing lots during the China's Lunar New Year at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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A worshipper touches a statue of a rabbit during the China's Lunar New Year at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Belgium's Kim Clijsters reacts on television after defeating China's Li Na during the finals of the Australian Open tennis competition broadcasted live at a restaurant in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Although Li lost to Clijsters, she became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese girls watch as Li Na plays in the finals of the Australian Open tennis competition broadcasted live at a restaurant in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Although Li lost to Belgium's Kim Clijsters, she became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Belgium's Kim Clijsters makes a forehand return to China's Li Na during the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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China's Li Na sits in chair shortly after her women's singles final loss to Kim Clijsters of Belgium at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives for a luncheon for Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Earlier this week, Mr. Reid had referred to Mr. Hu as a "dictator." (Associated Press)
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Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger introduces China's President Hu Jintao to leaders from the private and public sectors, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 in Washington, at a luncheon co-hosted by the U.S.-China Business Council. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama speaks before offering a toast as he and first lady Michelle Obama, not seen, host China's President Hu Jintao for a State Dinner, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet China's President Hu Jintao at the Grand Staircase as they arrive for a state dinner at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome China's President Hu Jintao to the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, for the State Dinner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
