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| Jan.1 |
 Shanghai |
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 Shanghai crush: Xi Jinping orders investigation China's President Xi Jinping has demanded an investigation into Shanghai New Year's Eve crush that killed 36 people and injured 47
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Beijing |
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Top Chinese diplomat being investigated for corruption Zhang Kunsheng has been removed from his position as assistant foreign minister and is being probed for 'violating discipline'
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| Jan.12 |
Beijing |
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China trade data beats expectations| China's December trade figures have beaten expectations with exports up 9.9% and imports down 2.3% from a year earlier | |
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| Jan.15 |
China |
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Boat sinks on China's Yangtze River, leaving 20 missing  Map of Jiangsu China| More than 20 people, including several foreigners, are missing after a tugboat sank on the Yangtze River | |
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| Jan.20 |
Shanghai |
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China punishes stampede officials| China says four district officials have been sacked over a stampede on New Year's Eve in Shanghai's Bund district that left 36 people dead | |
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| Jan.29 |
Beijing |
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China warns universities on values| Yuan Guiren, China's education minister, has told universities to shun textbooks that promote Western values, state media say | |
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| Jan.31 |
 Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters set to return| Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong plan to take to the streets for their first big rally since mass protests last year | |
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