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Japan quake won't affect Chinese mainland 'obviously'
Updated: 2011-03-11 15:34
(Xinhua)
BEIJING -- The powerful earthquake that hit Japan Friday afternoon will not affect the Chinese mainland "obviously," despite a tremor felt in parts of Beijing, top Chinese seismological official Chen Jianmin told Xinhua Friday.
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