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Chinese Torch atop Everest

	May 12, 2008

Feeling triumphant after its successful entry into Chinese soil, The Olympic Torch was taken to the top of the Everest peak of the Himalayas on May 8. The Olympic flame returned to China through Hong Kong on Thursday after a bumpy ride across the world that included disturbances in Paris and London. Despite Chinese fears of dissidents in Hong Kong trying to disturb the torch relay, the event passed off peacefully there. The 19-member team which included university students and female c ...