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China newspaper: Snowden could be useful to China. Beijing
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US spy leaker Edward Snowden 'missing' in Hong Kong 
Edward Snowden, 29, who leaked details of US top-secret phone and internet surveillance has disappeared from his hotel in Hong Kong
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Obama-Xi summit 'constructive' Southern California: US President and Chinese leader have ended a two-day summit described by a US official as 'unique, positive and constructive'
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Liu Xiaobo's brother-in-law jailed. Beijing
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Xi Jinping joins Obama for summit Map of Palm Springs California Southern California: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama have begun a two-day summit in California
| The two leaders shook hands under a shaded walkway at the Sunnylands estate. The meeting is the first between the two since Mr Xi became president in March
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China president makes first ever visit to Trinidad |
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Hagel makes 'cyber intrusions' claim |
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North Koreans 'free Chinese crew' |
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China leader vows better India ties. New Delhi
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China asks N Korea to free boat crew |
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Chinese man detained in Kashmir |
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HK transsexual wins right to wed |
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Bird flu investigation launched |
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China and US make North Korea pledge |
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US urges China to rein in N Korea |
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Xi wraps up Africa trip in Congo |
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HK court denies maid residency |
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New China leader seeks renaissance |
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China confirms Li Keqiang as premier |
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Xi Jinping named China president Beijing: Leaders in Beijing have confirmed Xi Jinping as president, completing China's 10-yearly transition of power
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Wen Jiabao opens China parliament |
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Japan PM condemns China radar act Tokyo: Japan's prime minister has called the decision by a Chinese frigate to put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship a 'dangerous act'
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Chinese journalists in rare protest against censorship |
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China tightens rules on internet |
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Election: LDP's Shinzo Abe vows tough China line |
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Xi heads new Chinese leadership | Beijing: 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. He led the new Politburo Standing Committee out onto the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi replaces Hu Jintao. He ... | |
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China's party congress wraps up |
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Hu Jintao opens Chinese congress. Beijing
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New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao
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China parliament expels Bo Xilai |
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Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies. Beijing
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Forced evictions rising in China |
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China discipline warning over Bo |
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China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau Beijing: 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...
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Bo scandal policeman Wang jailed |
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China protests hit Japanese trade
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HK backs down on patriot classes |
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Chemical weapons 'excuse for US' |
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Japanese land on disputed island Boats carrying dozens of Japanese nationalists activists have moored off a group of disputed islands, amid a bitter sovereignty row with Chi...
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China hosts aide to Syria's Assad |
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Chen seeks US pressure on China |
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Wife of controversial Bo Xilai charged with murder |
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China pledges credit for Africa |
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Hong Kong marks 15 years since handover |
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China arrests Tiananmen activists |
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Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S.. New York
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Chinese activist wants to go to U.S. |
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China dissident 'in US embassy' | Beijing: Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC. Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall a... | |
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China's Xi defends rights record. Washington
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Tibetan nun dies setting herself ablaze |
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Obama met with Dalai Lama |
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China marks 90 years of communism |
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Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed'. Beijing
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Geithner hails 'progress' in China talks |
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China blocks Easter service |
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U.S., China pledge cooperation |
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Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner. Washington
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Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize  Norway: An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia. China has responded furiously, repeatedly called Liu a common... | |
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Chinese reformers push on censorship |
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Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize Norway: The 2010 prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving a prison term after calling for human rights and democr...
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China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw |
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China demands apology from Japan |
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Japan frees Chinese boat captain |
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China, Japan relations sour over captain A Japanese court has extended the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries rise
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Kim Jong Il making China visit
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China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV |
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China pays tribute to quake victims |
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China |
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Google reports China-based attack San Francisco Bay Area: Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
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| Dec.24 |
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Dissident sentenced to 11 years |
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| Dec.18 |
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Obama announces climate deal with China |
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Trade focus for Obama talks |
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| Oct.9 |
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Nations urge early N Korea talks |
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| Sep.30 |
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China marks Communist anniversary |
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| Sep.4 |
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Five killed as protesters, police clash |
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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 Chin...
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Police killed 12 in Uyghur riots |
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Scores killed in China protests Map of Urumqi China Western China: Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
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Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil |
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Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit |
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Economy tops China's congress meeting. Beijing
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| Jul.30 |
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Web curbs for Olympic journalists. Beijing
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| Jul.11 |
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe. UN Security Council
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| May.15 |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area. Sichuan
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| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch |
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| Apr.9 |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay |
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| 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
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| Mar.24 |
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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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'Eighty killed' in unrest |
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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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| Feb.12 |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role |
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| Oct.21 |
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Communist Party unveils new leaders. Beijing
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| Jul.1 |
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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary |
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| Apr.12 |
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties. Tokyo
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| Feb.13 |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament. Beijing
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| Dec.22 |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement |
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| Nov.2 |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit |
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| Dec.18 |
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WTO seals farms deal Hong Kong: Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013
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| Sep.18 |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks. Beijing
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| Sep.5 |
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EU, China hail textile deal |
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| May.23 |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine
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| Apr.29 |
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China, Taiwan opposition mend ties |
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| Apr.16 |
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Japan demands China apology
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| Apr.9 |
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Protests target Japan Beijing: Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China
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| Mar.13 |
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Congress passes Taiwan bill. Beijing
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| Mar.10 |
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Tung Chee-hwa resigns |
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| Mar.7 |
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Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
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| Jan.16 |
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Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies. Beijing
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| Sep.19 |
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Jiang ends leadership transition |
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| Oct.15 |
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First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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| Aug.28 |
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N Korea talks fail to ease tension. Beijing
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| Jun.24 |
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India and China agree over Tibet |
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| Apr.18 |
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China hid SARS patients |
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| Nov.13 |
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down. Beijing
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| Nov.7 |
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Communist Party Congress opens |
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| Feb.20 |
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Bush visits China |
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| Jul.16 |
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Russia and China sign alliance |
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.18 |
China pledges credit for Africa |
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.16 |
Election: LDP's Shinzo Abe vows tough China line |
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.18 |
Japanese land on disputed island Boats carrying dozens of Japanese nationalists activists have moored off a group of disputed islands, amid a bitter sovereignty row with Chi...
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.11 |
US urges China to rein in N Korea |
| 2005 |
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| Apr.16 |
Japan demands China apology
| 2003 |
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| Apr.18 |
China hid SARS patients |
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.18 |
Obama announces climate deal with China |
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| 2011 |
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| Apr.24 |
China blocks Easter service |
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| 2005 |
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| Mar.7 |
Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.7 |
Chinese journalists in rare protest against censorship |
| 2012 |
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| Oct.25 |
New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao
| 2008 |
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| Jul.30 |
Web curbs for Olympic journalists. Beijing
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| 2012 |
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| Nov.13 |
China's party congress wraps up |
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| Nov.7 |
Hu Jintao opens Chinese congress. Beijing
| 2007 |
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| Oct.21 |
Communist Party unveils new leaders. Beijing
| 2002 |
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| Nov.7 |
Communist Party Congress opens |
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| 2012 |
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| Jun.30 |
Hong Kong marks 15 years since handover |
| 2011 |
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| Jun.30 |
China marks 90 years of communism |
| 2009 |
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| Sep.30 |
China marks Communist anniversary |
| 2007 |
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| Jul.1 |
Hong Kong marks handover anniversary |
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.2 |
Trade to top China-Africa summit |
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| 2013 |
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| May.19 |
China asks N Korea to free boat crew |
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| Feb.5 |
Japan PM condemns China radar act Tokyo: Japan's prime minister has called the decision by a Chinese frigate to put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship a 'dangerous act'
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.19 |
Bird flu investigation launched |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.24 |
HK court denies maid residency |
| 2010 |
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| Apr.27 |
China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV |
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| 2005 |
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| Dec.18 |
WTO seals farms deal Hong Kong: Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013
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| Sep.5 |
EU, China hail textile deal |
| 2003 |
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| Jun.24 |
India and China agree over Tibet |
| 2001 |
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| Jul.16 |
Russia and China sign alliance |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 7 |
Xi Jinping joins Obama for summit Map of Palm Springs California Southern California: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama have begun a two-day summit in California
| The two leaders shook hands under a shaded walkway at the Sunnylands estate. The meeting is the first between the two since Mr Xi became president in March
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| Jun. 1 |
China president makes first ever visit to Trinidad |
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| May.19 |
China leader vows better India ties. New Delhi
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| Apr.13 |
China and US make North Korea pledge |
|
| Mar.29 |
Xi wraps up Africa trip in Congo |
| 2012 |
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| Aug.13 |
China hosts aide to Syria's Assad |
| 2011 |
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| Jul.16 |
Obama met with Dalai Lama |
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| Jan.19 |
U.S., China pledge cooperation |
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| Jan.18 |
Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner. Washington
| 2010 |
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| Oct.4 |
China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw |
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| Aug.25 |
Kim Jong Il making China visit
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| Feb.18 |
Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.17 |
Trade focus for Obama talks |
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| Aug.30 |
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 Chin...
| 2008 |
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| May.15 |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area. Sichuan
| 2007 |
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| Apr.12 |
Chinese PM: Better Japan ties. Tokyo
| 2005 |
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| May.23 |
China rebukes Japan over shrine
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| Apr.29 |
China, Taiwan opposition mend ties |
| 2002 |
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| Feb.20 |
Bush visits China |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 10 |
US spy leaker 'defending liberty' | Hong Kong: Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance | |
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| Jun. 8 |
Liu Xiaobo's brother-in-law jailed. Beijing
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| May.17 |
Chinese man detained in Kashmir |
| 2012 |
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| Dec.28 |
China tightens rules on internet |
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| Oct.10 |
Forced evictions rising in China |
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| Aug.1 |
Chen seeks US pressure on China |
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| Jun.4 |
China arrests Tiananmen activists |
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| May.19 |
Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S.. New York
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| May.2 |
Chinese activist wants to go to U.S. |
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| Apr.27 |
China dissident 'in US embassy' | Beijing: Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC. Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall a... | |
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| Feb.14 |
China's Xi defends rights record. Washington
| 2011 |
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| Oct.17 |
Tibetan nun dies setting herself ablaze |
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| Jun.25 |
Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed'. Beijing
| 2010 |
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| Dec.10 |
Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize| Norway: An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia. China has responded furiously, repeatedly called Liu a common... | |
|
| Oct.12 |
Chinese reformers push on censorship |
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| Oct.8 |
Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize Norway: The 2010 prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving a prison term after calling for human rights and democr...
|
| Jan.12 |
Google reports China-based attack San Francisco Bay Area: Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| 2009 |
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| Dec.24 |
Dissident sentenced to 11 years |
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| Jun.4 |
Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.11 |
Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe. UN Security Council
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| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role |
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| 2013 |
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| Jun. 8 |
Obama-Xi summit 'constructive' Southern California: US President and Chinese leader have ended a two-day summit described by a US official as 'unique, positive and constructive'
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| Jun. 8 |
Obama-Xi talks focus on economy Southern California: Economic and environmental issues dominated the second day of a summi, but cyber-security was also on the agenda
| 2011 |
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| May.10 |
Geithner hails 'progress' in China talks |
| 2009 |
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| Oct.9 |
Nations urge early N Korea talks |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.22 |
Six-party talks end, no agreement |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.18 |
Agreement in N. Korea talks. Beijing
| 2003 |
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| Aug.28 |
N Korea talks fail to ease tension. Beijing
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.16 |
New China leader seeks renaissance |
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| Mar.14 |
China confirms Li Keqiang as premier |
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| Mar.13 |
Xi Jinping named China president Beijing: Leaders in Beijing have confirmed Xi Jinping as president, completing China's 10-yearly transition of power
| 2012 |
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| Nov.14 |
Xi heads new Chinese leadership | Beijing: 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. He led the new Politburo Standing Committee out onto the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi replaces Hu Jintao. He ... | |
|
| Sep.28 |
China discipline warning over Bo |
|
| Sep.28 |
China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau Beijing: 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...
|
| Sep.23 |
Bo scandal policeman Wang jailed |
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| Jul.26 |
Wife of controversial Bo Xilai charged with murder |
| 2009 |
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| Mar.23 |
Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit |
| 2005 |
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| Mar.10 |
Tung Chee-hwa resigns |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.19 |
Jiang ends leadership transition |
| 2002 |
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| Nov.13 |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down. Beijing
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| 2012 |
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| Sep.16 |
China protests hit Japanese trade
| 2009 |
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| Sep.4 |
Five killed as protesters, police clash |
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| Jul.19 |
Police killed 12 in Uyghur riots |
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| Jul.5 |
Scores killed in China protests Map of Urumqi China Western China: Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
| 2008 |
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| Apr.23 |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch |
|
| Apr.9 |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay |
|
| 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
|
| Mar.24 |
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
|
| Mar.16 |
'Eighty killed' in unrest |
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| Mar.14 |
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
| 2005 |
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| Apr.9 |
Protests target Japan Beijing: Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China
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| 2003 |
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| Oct.15 |
First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.22 |
Chemical weapons 'excuse for US' |
| 2007 |
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| Feb.13 |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament. Beijing
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| 2013 |
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| May.12 |
HK transsexual wins right to wed |
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.14 |
Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies. Beijing
| 2010 |
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| Apr.20 |
China pays tribute to quake victims |
| 2005 |
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| Jan.16 |
Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies. Beijing
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.4 |
Wen Jiabao opens China parliament |
| 2012 |
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| Oct.25 |
China parliament expels Bo Xilai |
| 2009 |
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| Mar.4 |
Economy tops China's congress meeting. Beijing
| 2005 |
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| Mar.13 |
Congress passes Taiwan bill. Beijing
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