Exactly a week after the Sichuan earthquake left tens of thousands of people dead, China stops for a three minute silence.
Across the country, rescue teams stopped work, troops bowed their heads, and China's president stood in silence in central Beijing.
indsey Hilsum in Hongbai

By Richard Spencer in Mianyang, Sichuan province With factory hooters and car horns blaring, China began three days of national mourning for the 50000 dead

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