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China celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 1949 Communist Revolution led by Chairman Mao Zedong on Oct. 1 with an impressive military parade at the historic Tiananmen Square. The parade was watched by top leaders of the country but not by the people themselves who were asked to shut their windows and watch it on television. Even kite flying was banned. The unprecedented security that marked the parade is seen as a sign of insecurity. The Chinese hierarchy did not wish for the demonstrati ...