Rain-triggered mudslides trap 100 in C China

A highway collapses in Xingshan county after mudslides triggered by heavy downpours hit Hubei on Monday morning. [Photo/Xinhua]

Torrential floods pour through a house in Xingshang county of Hubei province, Aug 22, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

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US Vice-President Joe Biden visits China August 17-22.

Li Xing, China Daily's assistant editor-in-chief and veteran columnist, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Aug 7 in Washington DC, US.

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