China's internal troubles (not the Far West)

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Icon indeed.

But it has only caused China to 'lose face'.

And for China, one could assume it was as big an attack as 9/11.

'Losing Face' is a very big issue.

The terrorists seem to be slowly taking grip over and cocking the snook at the the Chinese 'harmony & stability' mantra.

Another iconic building, one of the State Communist HQ at Tiayuan, in the Shanxi Province was subjected to a terrorist attack, causing one death and several injured!