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Blazing Star 100 box of firecrackers, seen during an antique fireworks auction. The Moyer collection includes fireworks made in the United States, China, Macau, England, India and Canada. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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George Moyer's 50-year collection of fireworks-related items, especially label art, is arrayed around him at Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pa., Mr. Moyer has written two books on the subject and had items made in the U.S., China, Macau, England, India and Canada. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan, center, escorts other actors on the red carpet prior to the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival at Shanghai Grand Theater Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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A protester waves a Hong Kong colonial flag Sunday during the annual demonstration for democracy there. A pro-democracy heckler interrupted a speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the swearing-in of Hong Kong's new leader, and tens of thousands of residents marched to protest Chinese rule on the 15th anniversary of the Asian financial hub's return to Beijing's control. (Associated Press)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) shakes hands with Hong Kong's new chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, after he takes the oath of office. (Associated Press)
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Singer Mary J. Blige sings after the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) administers the oath of office to Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong's new chief executive, as he is sworn in for a five-year term at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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Chinese moviegoers line up to buy tickets at a theater in Beijing, where movies from the West are popular and now cast China and its people in a better light. (Associated Press)
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China has been getting perceptibly friendlier treatment in American movies lately including Bai Ling and Richard Gere in "Red Corner." (MGM Studios Inc. via Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei speaks during a news briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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China's Shenzhou 9 capsule is joined with the orbiting Tiangong 1 module Sunday. China is hoping to establish a permanent station by 2020. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this image made from the monitor at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (center), Liu Wang (left) and Liu Yang celebrate aboard the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft after a successful manual docking between the spacecraft and the Tiangong-1 lab module on Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Beijing Aerospace Control Center via Xinhua)
