Beijing greets China's 1.3 billion baby

Beijing greets China's 1.3 billion baby
(Xinhua/eastday)
Updated: 2005-01-06 08:54

Medical staffers hold a newly-born baby boy at a hospital in Beijing today. The lucky baby counted China's 1.3 billionth citizen. [xinhua]

Medical staffers hold a newly-born baby boy at a hospital in Beijing today. The lucky baby counted China's 1.3 billionth citizen. [Xinhua]

A baby boy, China's 1.3 billionth citizen, was born at 0:02 Thursday in a Beijing hospital.

"Both mother and son are in good condition," said midwife Wang Chujie of Beijing Maternity Hospital.

The newborn weighs 3,660 grams and is 52 cm long, she said.


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