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China Spoils Holiday Reunion for US Sailors

It denies permission for Kitty Hawk to stop in Hong Kong

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 22, 2007 10:31 AM CST

(Newser) – China put a damper on Thanksgiving for 8,000 US sailors and airmen, Reuters reports. Beijing denied permission for the USS Kitty Hawk and its support group to stop in Hong Kong, where hundreds of relatives had gathered for a holiday reunion. Beijing eventually relented,... Read full story »

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