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China on Thursday held a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addressed the gathering.

Sun (1866-1925) led the Revolution of 1911 to abolish the absolute monarchy that had ruled China for thousands of years.

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President Xi Jinping attends gathering to mark 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth