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Many users on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website) cracked jokes about how propaganda heavy it was.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out more info here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/02\/08\/asia\/china-year-of-monkey-gala-2016-criticism\/\">http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/02\/08\/asia\/china-year-of-monkey-gala-2016-criticism\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To all our international students celebrating the New Year, Happy New Year~!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, many East Asian countries celebrate the New Year of the Lunar Calendar. This year is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese Zodiac. 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