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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers save a survivor, center, from the overturned passenger ship in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Rescuers pulled several survivors to safety after hearing cries for help Tuesday from inside a capsized cruise ship that went down overnight in a storm on China's Yangtze River, state broadcaster CCTV said. (Cheng Min/Xinhua via AP)

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical workers stand outside the emergency ward of the No. 1 People's Hospital of Shanghai after a stampede caused casualties among people who took part in New Year's celebrations in Shanghai, early on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. The report says the death and injuries occurred at the city's riverfront Bund area, which can be jammed with spectators for major events. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ding Ting) NO SALES

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a police officer walks near a blast scene, which has been cordoned off, in downtown Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Thursday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Cao Zhiheng)

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FILE - In this May 7, 2012 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, CNOOC 981, the first deep-water drilling rig developed in China, is pictured at 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Hong Kong in the South China Sea. Vietnam warned China on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, that it would take all necessary measures to defend its interests in the South China Sea if Beijing does not remove the large oil rig from waters claimed by both countries. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Jin Liangkuai, File) NO SALES

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In this Wednesday, April 30, 2014 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, front right,shakes hands with model workers and outstanding figures in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xi had an inspection tour in Xinjiang from April 27 to April 30. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xie Huanchi) NO SALES

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In this Wednesday, April 30, 2014 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, front center, visits a mosque in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xi had an inspection tour in Xinjiang from April 27 to April 30. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Lan Hongguang) NO SALES