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China defuses song and dance over Peking Opera (Reuters)

Date : 25 Feb 2008 Category : Entertainment

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Reuters - China has made clear that a pilot program teaching traditional Peking Opera in schools would not be compulsory after it drew criticism from Internet users who said forced instruction would turn students off.

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