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May 15, 2013

'Substance' partially closes US consulate in China: official
Beijing (AFP) May 14, 2013
A US consulate in China has suspended some of its operations, an official said Tuesday, after receiving an envelope which contained an "unidentified substance", reportedly white powder. The consulate in the southern city of Guangzhou "received an envelope which contained an unidentified substance," on Monday, deputy US embassy spokesman Justin Higgins told AFP, adding that no one had been injured. "We have not yet identified the substance," he said, adding that one part of the consulate had "tem ... read more

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Chinese star calls on Asia to help end elephant slaughter

Chinese professor fined in poetry row: report

Show of police force after China migrant protest

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