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China’s Politics of Fireworks

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published January 27, 2014 at 10:15 AM HST

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The end of this week will bring various celebrations of the Chinese New Year around the islands. The Lunar New Year comes on Friday. But in China, it comes with a debate about fireworks. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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