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 China |
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Chinese activist charged with subversion goes on trial  Map of Tianjin China| The trial of Zhai Yanmin, who is at the centre of a year-long government crackdown on legal activism, is under way in Tianjin | |
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Southern China |
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 Typhoon Nida moving northwest across southern China Map of Guangdong China| Nida is moving northwest across southern China, bringing high winds and heavy rain but no immediate reports of deaths or destruction | |
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| Aug.14 |
 Hong Kong |
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Joshua Wong: Hong Kong protest leader avoids jail| Three student leaders in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, who led mass rallies and sit-ins in 2014, have been sentenced | |
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| Aug.18 |
 Rio de Janeiro |
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 15-year-old 'perfectionist' wins Olympic diving gold for China Map of Olympic Aquatics Stadium Rio de Janeiro Brazil Ren Qian, who won the 10-meter platform diving world title in Rio back in February added the Olympic title after leading a Chinese 1-2
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| Aug.26 |
 UN Security Council |
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 China joins UN in condemning North Korea ballistic missile tests
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| Aug.29 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
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Explosion near Chinese embassy in Bishkek Map of Chinese embassy Bishkek Kyrgyzstan| There has been an explosion close to the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, reports say, but casualties are still unclear | |
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