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Chinese city residents unaware of murder trial
Aug 8th, 2012
One of China's most politically charged murder trials starts here Thursday. But talk to the student at the cafe, the female taxi driver, the software salesman and the flower seller -- none of them has any idea that the courtroom in an imposing building not far from the downtown of this grimy industrial city is about to become the center of China's political universe. (Source: Associated Press) -
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