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An honor guard is wrapped up in his flag during the arrival ceremony for Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday. The Bahamas established diplomatic relations with China in May and severed an eight-year partnership with Taiwan. The guard had to stay in his position unless the wind shifted - he is forbidden to unravel himself during the ceremony.

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