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 China |
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UN halts funds to China wind farms The United Nations question the country's use of industrial policy to obtain money under the scheme
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| Dec.7 |
Southern China |
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School stampede in turns deadly  Map of Hunan China A stampede on a staircase killed 8 students and injured 26 others. A student had fallen on a flight of stairs, causing dozens to lose their balance
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| Dec.18 |
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 Obama announces climate deal with China| President Obama announced what he called a 'meaningful and unprecedented' climate change deal with China and other key nations | |
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| Dec.21 |
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 WTO blocks Beijing's curbs on film, music The appeals body of the World Trade Organisation has upheld a ruling against China's restrictions on imports of US films and music
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| Dec.22 |
Beijing |
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Dissident faces trial despite release calls Map of Tiananmen Square China Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for his role in the Tiananmen Square protest, faces trial for allegedly 'inciting subversion' in a more recent case
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| Dec.24 |
Western China |
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Five more face execution for role riots Map of Urumqi China 22 defendants went on trial by the Intermediate People's Court for their roles in summer riots that killed around 200 people
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Dissident sentenced to 11 years| Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for the Tiananmen protest, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a separate subversion case | |
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U.N. urges China not to execute Briton United Nations official: China should not execute Akmal Shaikh, 53, convicted of smuggling heroin
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
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Wen dismisses currency pressure| Premier Wen Jiabao has said Beijing would not give in to foreign demands for its currency to strengthen, taking an increasingly defiant tone | |
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| Dec.28 |
London |
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Final pleas for life of Briton on death row| The UK government has made a final appeal to China to halt the execution of a 53-year-old Akmal Shaikh who is thought to be mentally ill | |
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 Mentally ill British man executed Akmal Shaikh, 53, a father-of-five, convicted of drug smuggling in China, had denied any wrongdoing
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