he thehanded oveto hu jintao, who seems more conservative. in a way, we are right back whe we ud to be in the old days with china watchers examining every ny little tail to seef they can get se clue as to whatis really ppening behind t scenesn the chinese leadership. while interpretationf what we haveeen today is that aa time of high unemployment an anger agains corruption, the government wants to get back to basics. the basics being eld communistay. toght, it turned into a unningly staged party, though nordinary peoe were invited. he chinese are hugely proud of their count. they ll soon be the world's number 2 economy. they still have not sorted out their tr direction. >> moment of truth is almost upon those citsompeting to host the 2016 olympic gam. friday is decision day, and th race has been close. chicago, madrid, rio de janeiro, d tokyo have been battling it out, each is passing -- eh dispatcng superstars to penhagen to pihn their behalf. most of the action has been away from public view. >> we can all see thofficial news conferences bu

president hu jintao, also chairm of the central military commission, reviewed the military force. [ speakingfeign language ] . >> china's display on this national holay w precisely choreoaphed, a proction of e power that cna has and the global power that it hasecome. melissa chan of alazeera english was in beijing othis extraordiny day. >> acelebration with a clear messag-- china is agreat power, on display, rowfter row,ormation after formation. >> we wi unswervingly follow socialism wi chinese characteristics and comprehensively implent the ruling party's bas theory, basic line and basicrogram. today, a cialist china is anding firm, the east is marching to its modernization and bring the worldnd the fure. >> aer five months of hearsals, the people's armed police and militia wre on parade down e avenue of eternal pea, marching on to tiananmesqre, the same route the people's leration army took 60 years ago unr mao za dong's command. perfecy coordinated perfmances and a celbratory red splashed everywher there'seen much anticipation and curiosity ov the weapons ondisplay. the army'ssecond artil

president hu jintao called the anniversary an occasion to celebrate the rerival of china as a great nationnew york, the empire state building was lit in red and yellow to salute the anniversary and the relationship between china and the u.s. but not everyone was in the mood to celebrate. human rights protesters were calling it approval for a toll tall taryn government. and some members of congress agree. >>> also here in new york, a little boy is alive this morning, thanks to a brave, good samaritan. a firefighter handed the boy to an store owner. the store owner stopped on a landing, gave the boy cpr. and had him awake and breathing, clearly within seconds. he said he did what anybody would have done. >> amazing. >>> well, the nba has put a twitter ban in place, sort of. the league says players, coaches and many team employees are not allowed to tweet from 45 minutes before a game, until the time when all their team responsibilities are done after the game. and there will be no tweets at half time, either. there's no word on what penalties the -- will face the offending tweeters. >>> in m

president hu jintao, also chairman of the central military commission, reviewed the military f [ speaking foreign language ] >> china's display on this national holiday was precisely choreographed, a projection of the power that china has and the global power that it has become. melissa chan of al jazeera english was in beijing on this extraordinary day. >> a celebration with a clear message -- china is a great power, on display, row after row, formation after formation. >> we will unswervingly follow socialism with chinese characteristics and comprehensively implement the ruling party's basic theory, basic line and basic program. today, a socialist china is standing firm, the east is marching to its modernization, embracing the world and the future. >> after five months of rehearsals, the people's liberation army, the people's armed police and militia were on parade. down the avenue of eternal peace, marching on to tiananmen square, the same route the people's liberation army took 60 years ago under mao zedong's command. but with more color and fanfare than ever before. perfectly coordin

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president hu jintao dressed to echo the past. in 1949 mao tsedung stood here and declared china a people's republic. today's show a backdrop for hu to declare china "towers majestically in the east". the people who have their destiny in their own hands and are united, will overcome al difficulties and obstacles and will continuously make great historic achievements. intercontinental nuclear missiles, and ranks of armed female militia, all clearly pleasing the party secretary. this was authoritarianism saying it works. a day to ignore that china's economic miracle has both poor and rich. police and their civilian helpers swamping a city where everything from pigeons to kites were banned. pictures of the parade are being beamed live to people across beijing and the country, but the capital is in lockdown, intense security. a display heavily choreographed down to the last detail and obsessed with proving whatever pain china's people have seen in the last 60 years and continue to entour, the result has been worth it. >> lehrer: the an