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Article: Feature: Canberra leg of Olympic torch relay showcases Chinese unity
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 24, 2008
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Feature: Canberra leg of Olympic torch relay showcases Chinese
unity
By Chen Siwu
CANBERRA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- As the lantern of the sacred
Olympic flame appeared in front of the public amid first sun rays
here Thursday, the Reconciliation Place in the Australian capital
Canberra were immediately overwhelmed by cheers and screaming.
"China, Go! Go! Go! Beijing, Go! Go! Go!," more than 10,000
audience around the starting point of the Canberra leg of torch
relay shouted with great excitement.
The audience, many of whom were Chinese-Australians and Chinese
students, had already lined up along the 16 kilometers route of the
torch relay hours before the pre-dawn fireworks display at Lake ...