Chinese warned to stay away from huge anniversary parade
SHANGHAI -- Beijing is making sure it won't rain on its 60th anniversary parade, but it still won't let anyone come.
Chinese newspapers say even more effort is being made to prevent showers or fog from spoiling the big day on Oct. 1 than was expended to ensure sunshine for the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The air force is sending up 18 aircraft to chemically "disappear" clouds over the capital and 48 "fog-dispersal vehicles" will be stationed around the city, primarily at the airports where the military fly-passes will originate, according to the official Global Times newspaper.
It means everyone in Beijing should be able to see -- and hear -- the aircraft roar overhead, but they'll have to watch the rest of the parade on television.
When asked if ordinary citizens could come and join in the celebration of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, watch as the parade makes its way along Chang'an Ave. to Tiananmen Square, a spokesperson at the 60th anniversary press office said: "No."
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Chinese newspapers say even more effort is being made to prevent showers or fog from spoiling the big day on Oct. 1 than was expended to ensure sunshine for the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The air force is sending up 18 aircraft to chemically "disappear" clouds over the capital and 48 "fog-dispersal vehicles" will be stationed around the city, primarily at the airports where the military fly-passes will originate, according to the official Global Times newspaper.
It means everyone in Beijing should be able to see -- and hear -- the aircraft roar overhead, but they'll have to watch the rest of the parade on television.
When asked if ordinary citizens could come and join in the celebration of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, watch as the parade makes its way along Chang'an Ave. to Tiananmen Square, a spokesperson at the 60th anniversary press office said: "No."