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Published December 28, 2009, 12:00 AM

DECADE'S END: China rising


MARCH 13, 2005: Chinese civilians walk in front of buildings under construction in Beijing, China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/File)

  • MARCH 13, 2005: Chinese civilians walk in front of buildings under construction in Beijing, China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/File)
  • FEB. 1, 2007: A Sudanese woman walks past one of the Chinese flags lining the streets of Khartoum, ahead of a historic visit to Sudan by President Hu Jintao of China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • AUG. 8, 2008: Chinese paramilitary police officers stand next to the National Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • NOV. 27, 2009: Haze clouds the skyline over the forbidden city in Beijing, China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • AUG. 18, 2009: A woman rinses rice in a pot as others sort garbage at a trash recycling center in Beijing, China. For China, this decade was a time when the massive nation began to reshape the world in both basic and big ways. After spending much of the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)<br /><br />