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| Mar.27 |
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China and N Korea confirm Kim Jong-un visit 
After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader has visited China in Kim's first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011 | |
| Mar.26 |
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Train's arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit
| Mar.19 |
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Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
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| Nov.8 |
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Trump strikes warmer tone with Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump has struck a warmer tone in China, praising leader Xi Jinping on his handling of the North Korean nuclear threat
| Oct.25 |
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Trump notes Xi Jinping's 'extraordinary' rise |
| Oct.24 |
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No heir anointed as Xi reveals top leadership
China has revealed its new senior leadership committee, breaking with tradition by not including a clear successor to President Xi Jinping
| Oct.23 |
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Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution
Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China China's ruling Communist Party amended its constitution to add President Xi Jinping's name and ideology in an extension of his formidable political sway | |
| Oct.17 |
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Communist Party congress begins in Beijing
Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China President Xi Jinping addressed more than 2,000 delegates for more than 3 hours. The closed-door summit, which takes place once every 5 years
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| Jun.28 |
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Chinese president makes first ever visit to Hong Kong |
| Jun.2 |
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US warns Beijing on South China Sea islands |
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| Apr.27 |
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Trump praises China's Xi over handling of North Korea |
| Apr.19 |
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China 'seriously concerned' about North Korea nuclear threats |
| Apr.6 |
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Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks. Florida
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| Mar.17 |
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Rex Tillerson arrives for tricky first China visit |
| Mar.7 |
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China calls on N Korea to suspend missile and nuclear tests
| Mar.3 |
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China to increase military spending by 7% in 2017 |
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Kim Jong-nam death: North Korean says arrest was 'conspiracy' |
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| Feb.10 |
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Chinese man trapped in India goes home after 50 years |
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| Jan.7 |
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Beijing pollution: Police force to combat toxic smog |
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| Dec.3 |
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Trump-Taiwan call: China lodges protest |
| Nov.6 |
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Beijing ruling bars Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office |
| Sep.4 |
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G20 leaders told 'avoid empty talk' by China's Xi Jinping |
| Sep.2 |
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China ratifies Paris climate agreement |
| Jun.26 |
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China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy |
| May.7 |
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North Korea sanctions should be eased, say Nobel laureates |
| May.2 |
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China investigates search engine Baidu after student's death |
| Mar.4 |
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China growth target set at National People's Congress
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| Dec.19 |
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China accuses US of B-52 'provocation' over Spratly Islands
| Oct.29 |
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China to end one-child policy and allow two
Couples will now be allowed to have two children, it said, citing a statement from the Communist Party
| Oct.27 |
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China says US warship's Spratly islands passage 'illegal' |
| Oct.20 |
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Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK |
| Apr.20 |
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Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan
| Apr.16 |
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China jails journalist over leaked 'state secrets' |
| Mar.4 |
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China premier unveils economic goals
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| Nov.11 |
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Obama and Xi in emissions pledge |
| Nov.10 |
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Xi urges trade ties at Apec summit |
| Nov.9 |
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Leaders of China, Japan hold ice-breaking meeting |
| Oct.1 |
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China warns on 'illegal' HK protests |
| Jun.3 |
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Tiananmen tense on rally anniversary
| Mar.25 |
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China families vent missing plane fury
Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese...
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| Dec.27 |
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China reforms one-child policy China's top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country's one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports
| Dec.26 |
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China condemns Japan PM shrine visit |
| Dec.20 |
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China denounces Japan military plans |
| Dec.3 |
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Biden arrives in China amid tensions |
| Nov.15 |
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China to loosen one-child policy
| Apr.13 |
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China and US make North Korea pledge |
| Mar.16 |
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New China leader seeks renaissance |
| Mar.14 |
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China confirms Li Keqiang as premier |
| Mar.13 |
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Xi Jinping named China president
| Mar.4 |
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Wen Jiabao opens China parliament |
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| Dec.28 |
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China tightens rules on internet |
| Nov.14 |
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Xi heads new Chinese leadership
Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade as his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist Party
| Nov.13 |
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China's party congress wraps up |
| Nov.7 |
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Hu Jintao opens Chinese congress
| Oct.14 |
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Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies
| Sep.28 |
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China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau
The politician, who fell from grace amid a scandal, has been expelled from the Communist Party and relieved of his duties, is to face criminal...
| Jun.4 |
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China arrests Tiananmen activists |
| May.2 |
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Chinese activist wants to go to U.S. |
| Apr.27 |
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China dissident 'in US embassy'
Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC
| Feb.14 |
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China's Xi defends rights record. Washington
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| Jun.30 |
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China marks 90 years of communism |
| Jun.25 |
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Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed'
Hu Jia - one of China's most prominent dissidents - has been released from prison, his wife says
| Apr.24 |
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China blocks Easter service |
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| Oct.12 |
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Chinese reformers push on censorship
| Oct.4 |
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China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw |
| Sep.24 |
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China demands apology from Japan |
| Apr.27 |
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China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV
| Apr.20 |
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China pays tribute to quake victims |
| Feb.18 |
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China |
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| Nov.17 |
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Trade focus for Obama talks
| Oct.9 |
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Nations urge early N Korea talks |
| Sep.30 |
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China marks Communist anniversary |
| Jun.4 |
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Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil
| Jun.3 |
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US presses China over Tiananmen |
| Mar.4 |
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Economy tops China's congress meeting At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisi...
| Feb.21 |
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Clinton: Human rights 'cannot interfere' |
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| Oct.24 |
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Asia-Europe Meeting convenes |
| Aug.20 |
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Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies |
| Jul.30 |
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Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
| Apr.9 |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay. San Francisco Bay Area
| Apr.7 |
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Olympic torch extinguished
Paris: The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Feb.12 |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role. Southern California
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| Oct.21 |
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Communist Party unveils new leaders President Hu Jintao won a 2nd term as party and army chief, while 4 new faces joined the Politburo Standing Committee
| Oct.20 |
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Vice-president loses post |
| Mar.18 |
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Breakthrough over NK funds |
| Feb.13 |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
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| Dec.22 |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement
| Nov.2 |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit
| Oct.10 |
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China urges UN action on N Korea |
| Oct.8 |
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China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
| Feb.1 |
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Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
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| Nov.20 |
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Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
| Sep.18 |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks
| Sep.5 |
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EU, China hail textile deal
| Apr.30 |
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Taiwan head seeks Beijing talks |
| Apr.29 |
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China, Taiwan opposition mend ties
| Apr.17 |
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China rejects Tokyo demand for apology |
| Apr.9 |
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Protests target Japan Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China
| Mar.20 |
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Rice presses China on North Korea |
| Mar.13 |
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Congress passes Taiwan bill
| Mar.7 |
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Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
| Jan.16 |
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Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies
Former Communist Party was ousted aafter the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters
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| Sep.19 |
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Jiang ends leadership transition |
| Apr.11 |
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China urges action on hostages |
| Mar.4 |
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Call for change at NPC |
| Feb.24 |
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Mixed hopes at N. Korea nuke talks |
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| Aug.28 |
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N Korea talks fail to ease tension
| Aug.26 |
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Hopes low as N Korea talks start |
| Jun.24 |
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India and China agree over Tibet |
| Apr.20 |
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Heads roll over SARS spread |
| Apr.18 |
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China hid SARS patients |
| Mar.14 |
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Hu Jintao elected president |
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| Nov.14 |
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China announces new leaders |
| Nov.13 |
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down Only one senior leader, Vice President Hu Jintao, 59, had been re-elected to new Central Committee
| Nov.7 |
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Communist Party Congress opens |
| Feb.20 |
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Bush visits China |
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| Jul.28 |
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Powell visit 'very productive' |
before year 2000
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| Jun. 4, 1989 |
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
Map of Tiananmen Square China Student-led popular demonstrations received broad support from city residents, exposing deep splits within China's political leadership | |
| Sep. 9, 1976 |
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Mao Tse-tung died The party delayed the announcement until a radio message broadcast across the nation announced the news while appealing for party unity | |
| Oct. 1, 1949 |
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People's Republic of China proclaimed
Map of Tiananmen Beijing China After a victory by the Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from atop Tiananmen | |
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2017 |
| Jun.2 |
US warns Beijing on South China Sea islands |
| Feb.10 |
Chinese man trapped in India goes home after 50 years |
2015 |
| Dec.19 |
China accuses US of B-52 'provocation' over Spratly Islands
| Oct.27 |
China says US warship's Spratly islands passage 'illegal' |
|
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2017 |
| Mar.3 |
China to increase military spending by 7% in 2017 |
2015 |
| Mar.4 |
China premier unveils economic goals
2003 |
| Apr.18 |
China hid SARS patients |
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2017 |
| Jan.7 |
Beijing pollution: Police force to combat toxic smog |
2016 |
| Sep.2 |
China ratifies Paris climate agreement |
2014 |
| Nov.11 |
Obama and Xi in emissions pledge |
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2011 |
| Apr.24 |
China blocks Easter service |
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2013 |
| Nov.15 |
China to loosen one-child policy
2005 |
| Mar.7 |
Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
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2015 |
| Apr.16 |
China jails journalist over leaked 'state secrets' |
2008 |
| Jul.30 |
Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
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2018 |
| Mar.19 |
Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
2017 |
| Oct.23 |
Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution
Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China China's ruling Communist Party amended its constitution to add President Xi Jinping's name and ideology in an extension of his formidable political sway | |
| Oct.17 |
Communist Party congress begins in Beijing
Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China President Xi Jinping addressed more than 2,000 delegates for more than 3 hours. The closed-door summit, which takes place once every 5 years
2016 |
| Mar.4 |
China growth target set at National People's Congress
2012 |
| Nov.13 |
China's party congress wraps up |
| Nov.7 |
Hu Jintao opens Chinese congress
2007 |
| Oct.21 |
Communist Party unveils new leaders President Hu Jintao won a 2nd term as party and army chief, while 4 new faces joined the Politburo Standing Committee
2002 |
| Nov.7 |
Communist Party Congress opens |
1949 |
| Oct. 1, 1949 |
People's Republic of China proclaimed
Map of Tiananmen Beijing China After a victory by the Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from atop Tiananmen | |
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2014 |
| Jun.3 |
Tiananmen tense on rally anniversary
2011 |
| Jun.30 |
China marks 90 years of communism |
2009 |
| Sep.30 |
China marks Communist anniversary |
|
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2017 |
| Apr.19 |
China 'seriously concerned' about North Korea nuclear threats |
2016 |
| Sep.4 |
G20 leaders told 'avoid empty talk' by China's Xi Jinping |
2014 |
| Nov.10 |
Xi urges trade ties at Apec summit |
2008 |
| Oct.24 |
Asia-Europe Meeting convenes |
2006 |
| Nov.2 |
Trade to top China-Africa summit
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2017 |
| Mar.7 |
China calls on N Korea to suspend missile and nuclear tests
2016 |
| Jun.26 |
China warns Brexit will 'cast shadow' over global economy |
2014 |
| Oct.1 |
China warns on 'illegal' HK protests |
2006 |
| Oct.8 |
China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
|
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2010 |
| Apr.27 |
China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV
|
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2016 |
| May.2 |
China investigates search engine Baidu after student's death |
|
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2015 |
| Oct.20 |
Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK |
| Apr.20 |
Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan
2005 |
| Sep.5 |
EU, China hail textile deal
2003 |
| Jun.24 |
India and China agree over Tibet |
|
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2018 |
| Mar.27 |
China and N Korea confirm Kim Jong-un visit 
After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader has visited China in Kim's first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011 | |
| Mar.26 |
Train's arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit
2017 |
| Nov.8 |
Trump strikes warmer tone with Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump has struck a warmer tone in China, praising leader Xi Jinping on his handling of the North Korean nuclear threat
| Jun.28 |
Chinese president makes first ever visit to Hong Kong |
| Apr.6 |
Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks. Florida
| Mar.17 |
Rex Tillerson arrives for tricky first China visit |
2013 |
| Dec.3 |
Biden arrives in China amid tensions |
| Apr.13 |
China and US make North Korea pledge |
2010 |
| Oct.4 |
China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw |
| Feb.18 |
Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China |
2009 |
| Nov.17 |
Trade focus for Obama talks
| Feb.21 |
Clinton: Human rights 'cannot interfere' |
2005 |
| Nov.20 |
Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
| Apr.29 |
China, Taiwan opposition mend ties
| Mar.20 |
Rice presses China on North Korea |
2002 |
| Feb.20 |
Bush visits China |
2001 |
| Jul.28 |
Powell visit 'very productive' |
|
|
2016 |
| Nov.6 |
Beijing ruling bars Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office |
2015 |
| Oct.29 |
China to end one-child policy and allow two
Couples will now be allowed to have two children, it said, citing a statement from the Communist Party
2012 |
| Dec.28 |
China tightens rules on internet |
| Jun.4 |
China arrests Tiananmen activists |
| May.2 |
Chinese activist wants to go to U.S. |
| Apr.27 |
China dissident 'in US embassy'
Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC
| Feb.14 |
China's Xi defends rights record. Washington
2011 |
| Jun.25 |
Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed'
Hu Jia - one of China's most prominent dissidents - has been released from prison, his wife says
2010 |
| Oct.12 |
Chinese reformers push on censorship
2009 |
| Jun.4 |
Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil
| Jun.3 |
US presses China over Tiananmen |
2006 |
| Feb.1 |
Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
|
|
2014 |
| Nov.9 |
Leaders of China, Japan hold ice-breaking meeting |
2009 |
| Oct.9 |
Nations urge early N Korea talks |
2007 |
| Mar.18 |
Breakthrough over NK funds |
2006 |
| Dec.22 |
Six-party talks end, no agreement
2005 |
| Sep.18 |
Agreement in N. Korea talks
2004 |
| Feb.24 |
Mixed hopes at N. Korea nuke talks |
2003 |
| Aug.28 |
N Korea talks fail to ease tension
| Aug.26 |
Hopes low as N Korea talks start |
|
|
2016 |
| May.7 |
North Korea sanctions should be eased, say Nobel laureates |
2008 |
| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role. Southern California
|
|
2017 |
| Oct.25 |
Trump notes Xi Jinping's 'extraordinary' rise |
| Oct.24 |
No heir anointed as Xi reveals top leadership
China has revealed its new senior leadership committee, breaking with tradition by not including a clear successor to President Xi Jinping
2013 |
| Mar.16 |
New China leader seeks renaissance |
| Mar.14 |
China confirms Li Keqiang as premier |
| Mar.13 |
Xi Jinping named China president
2012 |
| Nov.14 |
Xi heads new Chinese leadership
Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade as his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist Party
| Sep.28 |
China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau
The politician, who fell from grace amid a scandal, has been expelled from the Communist Party and relieved of his duties, is to face criminal...
2007 |
| Oct.20 |
Vice-president loses post |
2004 |
| Sep.19 |
Jiang ends leadership transition |
2003 |
| Apr.20 |
Heads roll over SARS spread |
| Mar.14 |
Hu Jintao elected president |
2002 |
| Nov.14 |
China announces new leaders |
| Nov.13 |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down Only one senior leader, Vice President Hu Jintao, 59, had been re-elected to new Central Committee
|
|
2016 |
| Dec.3 |
Trump-Taiwan call: China lodges protest |
2014 |
| Mar.25 |
China families vent missing plane fury
Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese...
2008 |
| Apr.9 |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay. San Francisco Bay Area
| Apr.7 |
Olympic torch extinguished
Paris: The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
2005 |
| Apr.9 |
Protests target Japan Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China
1989 |
| Jun. 4, 1989 |
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Map of Tiananmen Square China Student-led popular demonstrations received broad support from city residents, exposing deep splits within China's political leadership | |
|
|
2007 |
| Feb.13 |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
|
|
2012 |
| Oct.14 |
Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies
2010 |
| Apr.20 |
China pays tribute to quake victims |
2008 |
| Aug.20 |
Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies |
2005 |
| Jan.16 |
Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies
Former Communist Party was ousted aafter the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters
1976 |
| Sep. 9, 1976 |
Mao Tse-tung died The party delayed the announcement until a radio message broadcast across the nation announced the news while appealing for party unity | |
|
|
2013 |
| Dec.27 |
China reforms one-child policy China's top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country's one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports
| Mar.4 |
Wen Jiabao opens China parliament |
2009 |
| Mar.4 |
Economy tops China's congress meeting At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisi...
2005 |
| Mar.13 |
Congress passes Taiwan bill