Wednesday May 22 2013

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President Xi Jinping shares a light moment during his meeting with business leaders attending the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013 in Boao, Hainan province, on Monday. (Liao Pan / China News Service)
Liang Wannian, a senior official at the National Health and Family Planning Commission, discusses prevention and control measures for H7N9 bird flu at a news conference on Monday. (Zou Hong / China Daily)
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A nursing assistant takes care of a resident at a home for the elderly in Chaohu city, Anhui province.
Servicewomen from the marine corps of the People's Liberation Army navy visit soldiers guarding Zhongjian Island of the Xisha Islands. (Wang Qi / for China Daily)
Li Bin, minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, chats with residents on Sunday at Zhanlanlu Community Health Center in Beijing, where an activity was organized to prevent high blood pressure. (Wang Jing / China Daily)
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Poultry trading slows in Huaibei, Anhui province, amid fears of the H7N9 strain of bird flu. (Wan Shanchao / for China Daily)
A woman pays tribute to deceased relatives at Babaoshan Cemetery in Beijing on Thursday, Tomb Sweeping Day. Also known as the Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival, it is a time for Chinese people to commemorate the dead by tending the graves of their loved ones, leaving food and liquor at their burial sites and burning fake money as an offering. (Zou Hong / China Daily)
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Bird watchers are positioned to observe during a trip to Miyun, Beijing. (Feng Yongbin / China Daily)
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