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The 2008 Summer Olympics will punctuate three decades of development and test China's global legitimacy. They've already transformed the way millions of people think and live. Seattleite and Fulbright researcher Daniel Beekman brings you Beijing.

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May 18, 2008 4:14 PM

China honors earthquake victims

Posted by Daniel Beekman

Tomorrow (Monday) at 2:28pm, one week after a devastating series of earthquakes first shook Sichuan province, China will observe a three-minute silence. The Olympic torch relay, currently winding its way to Beijing, will be suspended for three days - out of respect for those affected by the disaster.

'China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims'

Interactive map of Beijing/China (including the earthquake's epicenter) - follow up on posts and get oriented:

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More earthquake links:

'National mourning begins as quake toll hits 32,476' (China Daily)

'China revises quake measurement to 8.0' (Forbes)

'In rubble, Chinese couple clung to each other, and to life' (International Herald Tribune)

'Mapping the earthquake zone' (BBC)

'Flood Threat Hampers Beichuan Quake Relief' (Beijing Olympics Blog)

'Seattle woman witnesses skittish pandas, then exploding cliffs' (New York Times)

'China Says 205,371 People Evacuated From Quake Zone' (Bloomberg)

'Scientists Identified Earthquake Faults in Sichuan Last Year' (Environmental News Service)