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A man reads a book as he sits next to his pet bird and a cup of tea in Chengdu
18 Sep 2007
Source: Reuters
 
A man reads a book as he sits next to his pet bird and a cup of tea in Chengdu, Sichuan September 18, 2007. It is not uncommon to see people in China taking their birds for a walk through city parks.
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A cataract patient waits to be examined inside a hospital in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia September 21, 2007. Cataract is a major cause of blindness around the world. There are at least 1 million new cataract cases each year in China. The total number of cases could balloon to 167 million by 2020 because of an ageing population, according to ORBIS, a group that aims to treat and prevent blindness in developing countries. Picture taken September 21, 2007. To match feature HEALTH-CHINA/CATARACTS



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