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Kim Jong-un's 'bitter sorrow' as bus crash kills Chinese tourists |
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White House criticises China for $3bn tariffs |
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China and N Korea confirm Kim Jong-un visit
Beijing: 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
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Train's arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit |
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Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent |
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Trump strikes warmer tone with Xi Jinping. Beijing
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No heir anointed as Xi reveals top leadership |
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Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution
Map of Great Hall of the People Beijing China Beijing: 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 | |
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Communist Party congress begins in Beijing
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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US hits Chinese and Russian firms over North Korea |
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Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died of cancer
Northeast China: A newspaper published by Communist Party is dismissing late Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo as a political pawn of the West whose legacy will...
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Hong Kong marks 20 years since handover to China
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Panama cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of China |
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Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks |
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China calls on N Korea to suspend missile and nuclear tests |
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Court rules in favor of Philippines over China
Hague: An international tribunal is concluding China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea
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Hong Kong security tightened ahead of top Chinese visit |
| Mar.4 |
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China growth target set at National People's Congress |
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China accuses US of B-52 'provocation' over Spratly Islands |
| Nov.7 |
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China and Taiwan leaders hail historic talks. Singapore
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China to end one-child policy and allow two. Beijing
| Sep.25 |
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US and China agree cybercrime truce |
| Aug.16 |
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China Tianjin explosions: Premier Li Keqiang visits scene |
| Jun.17 |
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Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing poll plan |
| Apr.20 |
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Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan |
| Mar.4 |
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China premier unveils economic goals |
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| Dec.11 |
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Arrests as Admiralty site is cleared |
| Dec.5 |
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China arrests ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang
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HK protesters clash with police at government HQ. Hong Kong
| Nov.17 |
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HK authorities clear protest site |
| Nov.11 |
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Obama and Xi in emissions pledge |
| Nov.9 |
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Leaders of China, Japan hold ice-breaking meeting |
| Oct.19 |
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Hong Kong protests: leader says 'external forces' involved |
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Mong Kok camp retaken from police |
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Police clear pro-democracy protesters from tunnel |
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Hong Kong police remove barricades Police in Hong Kong have begun removing some of the barricades erected on major roads by pro-democracy protesters
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Protesters target office of Hong Kong's chief executive
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HK protesters defiant on National Day |
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Hong Kong protesters stay on streets |
| Sep.28 |
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Tear gas and clashes at HK protest. Hong Kong
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HK students scuffle with police in chaotic protest Hong Kong: Scores of young pro-democracy activist faced off with riot police after a night of scuffles and arrests over Beijing's refusal to allow reforms
| Aug.31 |
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Occupy Central anger over Beijing ruling |
| Jun.3 |
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Tiananmen tense on rally anniversary |
| May.13 |
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Protest in Vietnam over China rig. South Vietnam
| Mar.25 |
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China families vent missing plane fury. Beijing
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China reforms one-child policy. Beijing
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China puts Jade Rabbit rover on Moon
| Nov.22 |
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China establishes 'air-defence zone' over East China Sea
Map of East China Sea China China has demarcated an 'air-defence identification zone' over an area of the East China Sea, covering islands that are also claimed by Japan
| Nov.15 |
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China to loosen one-child policy |
| Sep.21 |
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Bo Xilai found guilty of corruption
| Aug.21 |
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Bo Xilai: Disgraced politician goes on trial
| Jun.10 |
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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
Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'
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Xi Jinping joins Obama for summit. Southern California
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Xi Jinping named China president |
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Japan PM condemns China radar act |
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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 Pa...
| 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. Beijing
| Sep.16 |
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China protests hit Japanese trade |
| Aug.18 |
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Japanese land on disputed island |
| May.19 |
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Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. |
| Apr.27 |
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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
| Feb.14 |
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China's Xi defends rights record |
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| Jun.25 |
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Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed' |
| Jan.18 |
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Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner |
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| Dec.10 |
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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
| Oct.12 |
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Chinese reformers push on censorship |
| Oct.8 |
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Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize. Norway
| Sep.24 |
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Japan frees Chinese boat captain |
| Sep.20 |
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China, Japan relations sour over captain
| Aug.25 |
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Kim Jong Il making China visit |
| Apr.27 |
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China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV |
| Jan.12 |
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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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Trade focus for Obama talks |
| Aug.30 |
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Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan
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Police killed 12 in Uyghur riots |
| Jul.5 |
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Scores killed in China protests
Western China: Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
| Jun.4 |
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Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil |
| Mar.23 |
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Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit |
| Mar.4 |
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Economy tops China's congress meeting |
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Web curbs for Olympic journalists |
| Jul.11 |
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe |
| May.15 |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area |
| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch |
| Apr.9 |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay |
| 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
| Mar.24 |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit. Greece
| Mar.16 |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest |
| Mar.14 |
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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
| 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 |
| Jul.1 |
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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary |
| Apr.12 |
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties |
| Feb.13 |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament |
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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 |
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WTO seals farms deal. Hong Kong
| Sep.18 |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks |
| Sep.5 |
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EU, China hail textile deal |
| May.23 |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine
| Apr.29 |
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China, Taiwan opposition mend ties |
| Apr.16 |
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Japan demands China apology |
| Apr.9 |
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Protests target Japan. Beijing
| Mar.13 |
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Congress passes Taiwan bill |
| Mar.10 |
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Tung Chee-hwa resigns |
| Mar.7 |
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Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
| Jan.16 |
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Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies. Beijing
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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
| Aug.28 |
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N Korea talks fail to ease tension |
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down. Beijing
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Map of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Hong Kong It marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong, and is considered by many to be the unofficial end of the British Empire | |
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
Map of Tiananmen Square China Beijing: 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 Beijing: 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 Beijing: 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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Sun Yat-sen elected president of China
A Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China, and medical practitioner
| Apr. 17, 1895 |
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Map of Shimonoseki Japan An unequal treaty signed at the Shunpanro hall between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War
| Dec. 26, 1893 |
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Mao Tse-Tung born
Map of Shaoshan Xiangtan Hunan China Southern China: Chairman Mao was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China
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St. Francis Xavier died. Southern China
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| Jul.12 |
Court rules in favor of Philippines over China
Hague: An international tribunal is concluding China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea
2015 |
| Dec.19 |
China accuses US of B-52 'provocation' over Spratly Islands |
2013 |
| Nov.22 |
China establishes 'air-defence zone' over East China Sea
Map of East China Sea China China has demarcated an 'air-defence identification zone' over an area of the East China Sea, covering islands that are also claimed by Japan
2012 |
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Japanese land on disputed island |
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2018 |
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White House criticises China for $3bn tariffs |
2015 |
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China premier unveils economic goals |
2005 |
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Japan demands China apology |
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2014 |
| Nov.11 |
Obama and Xi in emissions pledge |
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St. Francis Xavier died. Southern China
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China to loosen one-child policy |
2005 |
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Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
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2008 |
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Web curbs for Olympic journalists |
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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 Beijing: 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
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.7 |
Hu Jintao opens Chinese congress |
2007 |
| Oct.21 |
Communist Party unveils new leaders |
1949 |
| Oct. 1, 1949 |
People's Republic of China proclaimed
Map of Tiananmen Beijing China Beijing: After a victory by the Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from atop Tiananmen
1893 |
| Dec. 26, 1893 |
Mao Tse-Tung born
Map of Shaoshan Xiangtan Hunan China Southern China: Chairman Mao was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China
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2017 |
| Jun.30 |
Hong Kong marks 20 years since handover to China
2014 |
| Jun.3 |
Tiananmen tense on rally anniversary |
2007 |
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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary |
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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 |
2013 |
| Feb.5 |
Japan PM condemns China radar act |
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2010 |
| Apr.27 |
China lifts ban on foreigners with HIV |
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2018 |
| Apr.23 |
Kim Jong-un's 'bitter sorrow' as bus crash kills Chinese tourists |
| Mar.27 |
China and N Korea confirm Kim Jong-un visit
Beijing: 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. Beijing
| Apr.6 |
Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks |
2016 |
| May.16 |
Hong Kong security tightened ahead of top Chinese visit |
2015 |
| Sep.25 |
US and China agree cybercrime truce |
| Aug.16 |
China Tianjin explosions: Premier Li Keqiang visits scene |
2013 |
| Jun.7 |
Xi Jinping joins Obama for summit. Southern California
2011 |
| Jan.18 |
Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner |
2010 |
| Aug.25 |
Kim Jong Il making China visit |
2009 |
| Nov.17 |
Trade focus for Obama talks |
| Aug.30 |
Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan
2008 |
| May.15 |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area |
2007 |
| Apr.12 |
Chinese PM: Better Japan ties |
2005 |
| May.23 |
China rebukes Japan over shrine
| Apr.29 |
China, Taiwan opposition mend ties |
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2015 |
| Apr.20 |
Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan |
2005 |
| Dec.18 |
WTO seals farms deal. Hong Kong
| Sep.5 |
EU, China hail textile deal |
1895 |
| Apr. 17, 1895 |
Treaty of Shimonoseki ending Sino-Japanese War
Map of Shimonoseki Japan An unequal treaty signed at the Shunpanro hall between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War
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2017 |
| Jul.13 |
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died of cancer
Northeast China: A newspaper published by Communist Party is dismissing late Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo as a political pawn of the West whose legacy will...
2015 |
| Oct.29 |
China to end one-child policy and allow two. Beijing
2013 |
| 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
Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'
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2012 |
| May.19 |
Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. |
| 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
| Feb.14 |
China's Xi defends rights record |
2011 |
| Jun.25 |
Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed' |
2010 |
| 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
| Oct.12 |
Chinese reformers push on censorship |
| Oct.8 |
Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize. Norway
| 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 |
| Jun.4 |
Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil |
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2017 |
| Aug.22 |
US hits Chinese and Russian firms over North Korea |
2008 |
| Jul.11 |
Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe |
| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role |
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2015 |
| Nov.7 |
China and Taiwan leaders hail historic talks. Singapore
2014 |
| Nov.9 |
Leaders of China, Japan hold ice-breaking meeting |
2006 |
| Dec.22 |
Six-party talks end, no agreement |
2005 |
| Sep.18 |
Agreement in N. Korea talks |
2003 |
| Aug.28 |
N Korea talks fail to ease tension |
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2017 |
| Oct.24 |
No heir anointed as Xi reveals top leadership |
2014 |
| Dec.5 |
China arrests ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang
2013 |
| Sep.21 |
Bo Xilai found guilty of corruption
| Aug.21 |
Bo Xilai: Disgraced politician goes on trial
| Mar.13 |
Xi Jinping named China president |
2012 |
| 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 Pa...
| Sep.28 |
China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau. Beijing
2009 |
| Mar.23 |
Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit |
2005 |
| Mar.10 |
Tung Chee-hwa resigns |
2004 |
| Sep.19 |
Jiang ends leadership transition |
2002 |
| Nov.13 |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down. Beijing
1911 |
| Dec. 30, 1911 |
Sun Yat-sen elected president of China
A Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China, and medical practitioner
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2014 |
| Dec.11 |
Arrests as Admiralty site is cleared |
| Nov.30 |
HK protesters clash with police at government HQ. Hong Kong
| Nov.17 |
HK authorities clear protest site |
| Oct.19 |
Hong Kong protests: leader says 'external forces' involved |
| Oct.17 |
Mong Kok camp retaken from police |
| Oct.14 |
Police clear pro-democracy protesters from tunnel |
| Oct.12 |
Hong Kong police remove barricades Police in Hong Kong have begun removing some of the barricades erected on major roads by pro-democracy protesters
| Oct.1 |
Protesters target office of Hong Kong's chief executive
| Sep.30 |
HK protesters defiant on National Day |
| Sep.29 |
Hong Kong protesters stay on streets |
| Sep.28 |
Tear gas and clashes at HK protest. Hong Kong
| Sep.26 |
HK students scuffle with police in chaotic protest Hong Kong: Scores of young pro-democracy activist faced off with riot police after a night of scuffles and arrests over Beijing's refusal to allow reforms
| Aug.31 |
Occupy Central anger over Beijing ruling |
| May.13 |
Protest in Vietnam over China rig. South Vietnam
| Mar.25 |
China families vent missing plane fury. Beijing
2012 |
| Sep.16 |
China protests hit Japanese trade |
2009 |
| Jul.19 |
Police killed 12 in Uyghur riots |
| Jul.5 |
Scores killed in China protests
Western China: Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
2008 |
| 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
| Mar.16 |
'Eighty killed' in unrest |
| Mar.14 |
Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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 |
| Apr.9 |
Protests target Japan. Beijing
1989 |
| Jun. 4, 1989 |
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Map of Tiananmen Square China Beijing: Student-led popular demonstrations received broad support from city residents, exposing deep splits within China's political leadership | |
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2013 |
| Dec.14 |
China puts Jade Rabbit rover on Moon
2003 |
| Oct.15 |
First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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2007 |
| Feb.13 |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament |
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2012 |
| Oct.14 |
Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies |
2005 |
| Jan.16 |
Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies. Beijing
1976 |
| Sep. 9, 1976 |
Mao Tse-tung died Beijing: The party delayed the announcement until a radio message broadcast across the nation announced the news while appealing for party unity | |
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2015 |
| Jun.17 |
Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing poll plan |
2013 |
| Dec.27 |
China reforms one-child policy. Beijing
2009 |
| Mar.4 |
Economy tops China's congress meeting |
2005 |
| Mar.13 |
Congress passes Taiwan bill |