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Dec. 29 Liaoning's deep water debut

All eyes are on the blue water debut of China's lone aircraft carrier, the Liaoning -- but authorities are quick to dial down the alarm over the drills.

Dec. 29 China's renaissance man

China's own Renaissance man -- Feng Tang -- talks about his prodigious career, especially his widely recognized novels.