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China (Traditional Chinese: 中國; Simplified Chinese: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó (help·info); Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó) is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia. China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War following World War II has resulted in two de-facto political entities using the name China: the People's Republic of China (PRC), de-facto administering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the Republic of China (ROC), de-facto administering Taiwan and its surrounding islands. See Political status of Taiwan for more information.

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The reception desk is shown at Google's New York offices on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Google Inc. says Microsoft Corp. could use its proposed $42 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over the Internet, underscoring the online search leader's queasiness about its two biggest rivals teaming up. Google Inc.
BEIJING - FEBRUARY 09: Chinese tourists pass the light decorations of Beijing Opera for the upcoming Chinese lunar new year, at Olympic Garden on February 9, 2010 in Beijing of China. Chinese people are preparing for the lunar new year of Tiger, which will fall on February 14, 2010. New year celebrations are also refered top as The Spring Festival. Beijing
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center left, as French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, rear center, looks on, upon Clinton's arrival at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Clinton flew to Paris on Friday for talks with French officials and to give a speech on European security in which she will underscore the Obama administration's commitment to the continent's security. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Frank Hsieh, presidential candidate of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party, delivers a speech during a rally in Kaohsiung, Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan will hold its fourth directly-elected presidential poll on March 22, 2008. Taiwan
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, right, and Yahoo vice president of operations Kevin Timmons, left, applaud as Sylvia Kang, Yahoo's data center development coordinator dons a Nebraska Cornhusker hat, as they announce in La Vista, Neb., Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, that Yahoo Inc. will invest at least $100 million in a new data center in Nebraska, creating at least 100 jobs. The announcement comes just days after Yahoo said it would cut at least 1,500 workers as it deals with the economic downturn. Yahoo!
West Virginia's Korinne Campbell, top, and Louisville's Asia Taylor (31) fight for a rebound in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va. on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Asia
An Indian woman labourer carries stones on a construction site at a railway station in New Delhi, 18 February 2007. Whilst India's economy has undergone a substantial transformation since independence in 1947, women still suffer high levels of wage discrimination in the Indian urban labour market India
TOKYO - FEBRUARY 07: Wai Chiu Ng of Hong Kong competes for the ball during the East Asian Football Championship 2010 match between South Korea and Hong Kong at the National Stadium on February 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Hong Kong
MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 29: Singer King Africa attends 'The Princess and the Frog' premiere at the Capitol Cinema on January 29, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. Africa
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng delivers a speech during the opening session of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 13th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010, in Shanghai, China. Shanghai
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, right, prays in front of relics of Lord Buddha kept at an archaeology museum, as Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, front second right, looks on at Vadodara, about 110 kilometers (69 miles) south of Ahmadabad, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. The Dalai Lama inaugurated a three-day international seminar titled Buddhist Heritage. Dalai Lama
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. Barack Obama
FILE - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, speaks to media at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Patna, India, Jan. 4, 2010. Two Chinese films selected for the Palm Springs International Film Festival have been withdrawn from the 21st annual festival in response to scheduled screenings of a documentary about the Dali Lama and Tibet, according to festival director Darryl Macdonald. Tibet
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, looks over his papers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Microsoft Corporation
HEATHROW, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 30: Akbar Shaikh (C), brother of excecuted Akmal Shaikh, holds his brother's belongings ahead of a press conference with Nasir Shaikh (L) and Soohail Shaikh (R) at the Renaissance Hotel on December 30, 2009 in Heathrow, United Kingdom. The family of executed Briton Akmal Shaikh issued an attack upon China today after a failed attempt to plead for his life. 53-year-old Akmal Shaikh was executed in the early hours of yesterday. Akmal Shaikh
MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 26: Joey Tempest of Europe performs on stage at The Palalido on January 26, 2010 in Milan, Italy. Europe
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, mid ground right walks Chadian President Idris Deby, center as he is received by Sudanese officials upon his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Chadian President Idris Deby is visiting Sudan for the first time in nearly six years to try to smooth relations strained over the troubled Darfur region. Sudan
Gaspar Llamazares, a Spanish lawmaker of the United Left party, right, looks at a copy of a local newspaper during a party meeting in Madrid, on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. The newspaper clip carries the story that says that the FBI used an online photograph of Llamazares to create an image showing what Osama bin Laden might look like today. FBI spokesman Ken Hoffman acknowledged to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the agency used a picture of Llamazares taken from Google Images. Google Images

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A man walks out from the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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A man walks out from the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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A Chinese girl walks past the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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A Chinese girl walks past the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Jawad Williams (31) shoots against New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. Williams scored a career-high 17 points in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Jawad Williams (31) shoots against New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. Williams scored a career-high 17 points in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, dunks on New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. James scored 32 points and had 11 assists in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, dunks on New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. James scored 32 points and had 11 assists in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, dunks as Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (33) and New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, watch in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, dunks as Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (33) and New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, watch in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (33) dunks on New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (33) dunks on New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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Figures of US President Barak Obama and Chinese Prime Minister Hu Jintao are seen sitting together in a bed on a float for the upcoming Carnival Rose Monday Parade in Cologne, Germany, as it is presented to the media on Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. The float satirically illustrates the ties between the USA and China.

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Figures of US President Barak Obama and Chinese Prime Minister Hu Jintao are seen sitting together in a bed on a float for the upcoming Carnival Rose Monday Parade in Cologne, Germany, as it is presented to the media on Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. The float satirically illustrates the ties between the USA and China.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, left, speaks as Premier Wu Den-yih, center, and Mainland Affairs Chief Lai Shin-yuan, right, listen during a press conference concerning the status of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a free trade-agreement with China, at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, left, speaks as Premier Wu Den-yih, center, and Mainland Affairs Chief Lai Shin-yuan, right, listen during a press conference concerning the status of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a free trade-agreement with China, at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks to local media about the status of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a free trade-agreement with China, during a news conference at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks to local media about the status of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a free trade-agreement with China, during a news conference at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks to local media about the status of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a free trade-agreement with China, during a news conference at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou speaks to local media about the status of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a free trade-agreement with China, during a news conference at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Chinese try out iPhones on display inside the Apple's store in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. China's giant sovereign wealth fund has disclosed that it owns stakes totaling US$9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying spree last year.

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Chinese try out iPhones on display inside the Apple's store in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. China's giant sovereign wealth fund has disclosed that it owns stakes totaling US$9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying spree last year.

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People walk past the Apple Store in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. China's giant sovereign wealth fund has disclosed that it owns stakes totaling US$9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying spree last year.

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People walk past the Apple Store in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. China's giant sovereign wealth fund has disclosed that it owns stakes totaling US$9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying spree last year.

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A cleaner works in front of a Goodyear retailer shop in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. China's giant sovereign wealth fund revealed it has accumulated stakes totaling US$9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying spree last year.

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A cleaner works in front of a Goodyear retailer shop in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. China's giant sovereign wealth fund revealed it has accumulated stakes totaling US$9.6 billion in major U.S. companies including Coca-Cola, Apple and Goodyear following a buying spree last year.

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FILE - In this May 17, 2008 file photo, student ID tags are placed on the ground at the Juyuan Middle School, following the May 12 earthquake, in Dujiangyan, in China's southwest Sichuan province. A Chinese court Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, sentenced an activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in the country's massive 2008 earthquake to five years in jail for inciting subversion of state power, the man's lawyer said.

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FILE - In this May 17, 2008 file photo, student ID tags are placed on the ground at the Juyuan Middle School, following the May 12 earthquake, in Dujiangyan, in China's southwest Sichuan province. A Chinese court Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, sentenced an activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in the country's massive 2008 earthquake to five years in jail for inciting subversion of state power, the man's lawyer said.

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A protester participates in a rally opposing the U.S. and South Korean government's policy against North Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il assured a high-level envoy visiting from Beijing that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, China's state news agency reported Tuesday. The word "MD" means U.S. missile defense system.

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A protester participates in a rally opposing the U.S. and South Korean government's policy against North Korea near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il assured a high-level envoy visiting from Beijing that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, China's state news agency reported Tuesday. The word "MD" means U.S. missile defense system.

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Protesters shout slogans during a rally opposing the U.S. and South Korean government's policy against North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il assured a high-level envoy visiting from Beijing that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, China's state news agency reported Tuesday.

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Protesters shout slogans during a rally opposing the U.S. and South Korean government's policy against North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il assured a high-level envoy visiting from Beijing that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, China's state news agency reported Tuesday.

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, window cleaners work outside a skyscraper in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, window cleaners work outside a skyscraper in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT.

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, business administration officers check dairy products in a supermarket in Rizhao, in east China's Shandong province. China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. (AP Photo, File) ** CHINA OUT.

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, business administration officers check dairy products in a supermarket in Rizhao, in east China's Shandong province. China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. (AP Photo, File) ** CHINA OUT.

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, business administration officers check dairy products at a supermarket in Rizhao in east China's Shandong province. China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT.

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, business administration officers check dairy products at a supermarket in Rizhao in east China's Shandong province. China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT.

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A man walks out from the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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A man walks out from the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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A Chinese girl walks past the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

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A Chinese girl walks past the Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth. The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet censorship and hacking.

AP 

Cleveland Cavaliers' Jawad Williams (31) shoots against New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. Williams scored a career-high 17 points in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Jawad Williams (31) shoots against New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. Williams scored a career-high 17 points in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, dunks on New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. James scored 32 points and had 11 assists in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, dunks on New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, from China, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland. James scored 32 points and had 11 assists in the Cavaliers' 104-97 win.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, dunks as Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (33) and New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, watch in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, dunks as Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (33) and New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian (9), from China, watch in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in Cleveland.

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