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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

October 4, 2019 GMT
In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, people use smartphones to film fireworks exploding at Tiananmen Square as part of a gala evening commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China light up the sky in Beijing. China's Communist Party marked 70 years in power with a military parade Tuesday that showcased the country's global ambitions while police in Hong Kong fought protesters in a reminder of strains at home. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, people use smartphones to film fireworks exploding at Tiananmen Square as part of a gala evening commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China light up the sky in Beijing. China's Communist Party marked 70 years in power with a military parade Tuesday that showcased the country's global ambitions while police in Hong Kong fought protesters in a reminder of strains at home. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, people use smartphones to film fireworks exploding at Tiananmen Square as part of a gala evening commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China light up the sky in Beijing. China's Communist Party marked 70 years in power with a military parade Tuesday that showcased the country's global ambitions while police in Hong Kong fought protesters in a reminder of strains at home. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

People at Tiananmen Square hold up their phones to record fireworks as part of a gala evening commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of China’s Communist Party.

In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, anti-government protesters in Hong Kong wave British flags to demand accountability after police shot a teenage demonstrator in the chest.

A sadhu, a Hindu holy man, takes shelter from the rain in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.

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