China prepares for Communist Party centenary in secret

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China prepares for Communist Party centenary in secret New 8:11 am Associated Press National news from the Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have closed Beijing’s central Tiananmen Square to the public, eight days ahead of a major celebration being planned to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party. The party will showcase the country’s rise from civil war and disastrous political campaigns to market reforms that have created the world’s second largest economy.  Old habits die hard, however, and arrangements for the July 1 anniversary remain shrouded in secrecy. Around Tiananmen Square,...