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Public not welcome at Beijing’s party

By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing

Published: September 29 2009 18:25 | Last updated: September 29 2009 18:25

A man unfurls a Chinese flag in a Beijing park
A man unfurls a Chinese flag in a Beijing park. Elsewhere, businesses are under orders to hang large flags outside their establishments

Imagine if all but a few handpicked commoners were forbidden from central London while British nobility attended a royal pageant or if the citizens of New York were barred from attending the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade.

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