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...administration is hugging Japan, it is eyeing China warily. On Sunday, Bush plans to goad his hosts a bit by showing up at the Gangwashi Church, a Protestant congregation that is registered with the state but has still suffered persecution, according to evangelical groups. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sat in the front row of the church this past Palm Sunday, and drew applause from the congregants. The church, closed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and reopened in 1980, also drew a brief visit in 1998 from then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. It often draws overflow crowds...
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