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Search for miners buried in Tibet 
Hundreds of rescuers are working to free 83 miners, 24 hours after they were buried by a landslide near the Tibetan capital, Lhasa
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4 Tibetans set themselves on fire
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China sends first female astronaut to space 
Map of Jiuquan China| China made history Saturday when it launched Shenzhou-9 sending Liu Yang, the nation's first female astronaut in space | |
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'Detentions' after Tibet burnings
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Two men 'self-immolate in Lhasa' Tibet: Two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan city of Lhasa on Sunday, Chinese state media said, confirming earlier reports
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Tibet woman sets herself on fire |
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| Dec.28 |
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Chinese police kill Uighurs in rescue
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| Nov.16 |
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China school bus crash kills 20
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| Nov.4 |
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Second Tibetan nun burns to death |
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| Oct.17 |
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Tibetan nun dies setting herself ablaze. Sichuan
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| Sep.29 |
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Rocket launches Chinese space lab Map of Jiuquan China A rocket carrying China's first space laboratory, Tiangong-1, has launched from the north of the country
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| Sep.20 |
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Polio strain spreads to China from Pakistan |
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| Sep.19 |
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Race for Himalayan quake rescuers |
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| Aug.1 |
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China kills two suspects
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| Jul.30 |
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Six killed in China knife attack |
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| Jul.16 |
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Obama met with Dalai Lama. Washington
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| Jul.15 |
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China demands Dalai Lama snub |
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| May.12 |
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Deadly bomb attack on China bank. Tibet
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| Mar.10 |
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Dalai Lama to give up political power |
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| Mar.9 |
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Dalai Lama urges China 'freedom' |
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| Aug.24 |
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Dozens survive plane crash |
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| Aug.20 |
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Mudslide death toll in China rises |
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| Aug.14 |
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China mourns Gansu landslide dead |
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Landslides leave 38 missing |
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| Aug.10 |
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Storms threaten landslide rescue effort A tropical storm bringing more torrential rain is sweeping towards the region of north-west China hit by a massive landslide, forecasters wa...
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China landslide death toll soars More than 700 people are now known to have died in a massive landslide in north-west China. A search is continuing for the more than 1,000 still...
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| Aug.9 |
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Death toll hits 337 in China mudslides
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| Aug.8 |
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Rescue effort for China landslide |
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Landslides kill at least 127 in China Map of Bailong River China| About 1,300 people are missing after the landslides, which were triggered by heavy rains. 1,300 missing. 45,000 people evacuated. Ga... | |
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64 tons of tainted milk powder seized |
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| Apr.23 |
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China changes Xinjiang party boss |
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| Apr.20 |
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China pays tribute to quake victims. Beijing
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| Apr.19 |
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Quake death toll climbs above 2,000 |
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| Apr.16 |
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PM visits quake zone as death toll climbs |
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| Apr.14 |
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China sifts rubble for quake survivors China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote region as thousands spent a freezing night in the open
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| Apr.13 |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake Map of Qinghai China| Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area. The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. local time. The epicente... | |
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Five more face execution for role riots |
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| Oct.20 |
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Many 'missing' after riots |
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| Sep.5 |
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M.D.s: Some reports mistaken
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Leaders axed after rioting
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Five killed as protesters, police clash Thousands of Han Chinese have been protesting over an unexplained spate of stabbings with syringes
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Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan The Dalai Lama arrived on a visit that will include prayers for victims of Typhoon Morakot, but which has raised the ire of neighboring China
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| Aug.26 |
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Dalai Lama to visit typhoon-hit Taiwan
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| Jul.7 |
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Troops flood into riot city
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Restive city under curfew A curfew has been imposed on the city in western China for a second night after ethnic riots on Sunday which left 156 people dead
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| Jul.6 |
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Angry Uighurs defy Chinese police
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Unrest spreads in western China Unrest in volatile region of Xinjiang spread to a second city, with police breaking up fresh protests. At least 156 people died and 800 were...
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Scores killed in China protests Map of Urumqi China Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
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Exiled Uighur leader says police fired on students.
The protest was prompted by a deadly fight between Uighurs and Han Chinese last month
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Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit. South Africa
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| Mar.9 |
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Tensions high in advance of anniversary. Tibet
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4th baby dies from tainted formula
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| Aug.31 |
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Dalai Lama due to leave hospital |
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| Aug.24 |
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China deports US Tibet protesters |
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China on alert after deadly border attack
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Chinese border attack kills 16 Map of Xinjiang China At least 16 police officers were killed, and 16 more were wounded, after an attack on a police station in western China
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| Jun.20 |
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Tibet torch relay ends peacefully
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Police out as torch hits Xinjiang |
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Olympic flame lit on Everest peak Tibet: Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
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| May.3 |
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Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials
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| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch
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Protests ahead of torch relay |
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| Mar.26 |
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Monks disrupt tour of journalists Tibet: A group of monks disrupted a government-managed tour by foreign reporters to Tibet's capital , screaming there was no religious freedom
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Bush calls Hu to urge Tibet talks |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit 
Greece: A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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| Mar.22 |
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China threatens Tibetians; West protests China's threats to crush the uprisings were followed by protests in Britain and India; Europe raised the prospect of boycotting the Olympics
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| Mar.21 |
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House speaker blasts China over Tibet |
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| Mar.20 |
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China locks down restive regions |
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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' Xinhua news agency: Chinese police opened fire and wounded four protesters 'in self-defence' last Sunday in an area of Sichuan province
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Dalai Lama 'powerless' to stop protests |
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China ready to talk to Dalai Lama |
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Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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China premier attacks Dalai Lama |
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UN calls for restraint in Tibet |
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Troops 'did not shoot Tibetans'
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Tibet unrest spreads beyond Lhasa |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest Tibet: Indian-based officials said the figure was confirmed by several sources, even though China put the death toll at 10
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Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear The Dalai Lama has said he fears there will be more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies towards the territory
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China sets protest deadline |
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Deaths reported in protests. Tibet
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows Map of Lhasa Western China Tibet: Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa
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Dalai Lama honor stokes US-China tension |
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Protesters greet China's Hu |
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| Oct.11 |
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China launches rocket into space
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| Jun.24 |
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India and China agree over Tibet. Beijing
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| Feb.23 |
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6.8 earthquake rocks western China
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| May.22 |
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China blasts U.S. over foes' visits |
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