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Tue 02 Feb 2007China fears send world markets fallingMarkets worldwide plunged today after economic fears and a slump in China's stock market worried investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average in the United States fell by 144.8 points to 12487.5 in early trading, while the FTSE 100 Index dived by more than 2 per cent.