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| Jan.1 |
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First Taiwan Boat Reaches Mainland
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| Jan.3 |
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Falun Gong followers charged |
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| Jan.5 |
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Leaders feared arrest in 1989 |
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| Jan.8 |
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Blizzard kills 21 |
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| Jan.9 |
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2nd test flight of spacecraft |
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| Jan.11 |
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Chief secretary said to quit
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China's media war on Falun Gong |
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| Jan.12 |
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Falun Gong gathers
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| Jan.14 |
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Kim Jong Il visit China
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| Jan.15 |
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China counters Falun Gong claims |
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| Jan.19 |
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Migrants' bodies flown home |
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| Jan.20 |
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Kim Jong Il left Beijing |
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| Jan.23 |
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Falun G. members set selves on fire |
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| Jan.24 |
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Tiananmen tense |
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| Jan.25 |
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Dalai Lama condemns converting |
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| Feb.1 |
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Falun Gong founder nominated |
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| Feb.9 |
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Tiananmen journalists probe denied |
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| Feb.12 |
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Torture in China systemic |
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| Feb.13 |
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Taipei, Hong Kong meeting |
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| Feb.14 |
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Senators push for China censure |
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| Feb.16 |
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Falun Gong protester on fire |
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| Feb.21 |
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China denies role in Iraq |
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| Feb.26 |
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To abolish labor camps |
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| Mar.5 |
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China raises defense budget |
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| Mar.7 |
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School explosion killed 41 Debris was littered with firecracker wrapping papers. Officials denied reports that students were assembling fireworks
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| Mar.16 |
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Explosions kill 18 |
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| Mar.20 |
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China opposes arms sales to Taiwan |
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| Mar.31 |
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Dalai Lama to quell China's anger |
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| Apr.1 |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China 
Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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U.S. mission to recover plane, crew |
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| Apr.2 |
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China grants access to plane crew |
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| Apr.3 |
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Chinese board U.S. plane |
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Jiang demands U.S. apology
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| Apr.4 |
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U.S. spy crew destroyed gear |
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Powell sends letter to China
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| Apr.5 |
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China questions U.S. crew |
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Jiang starts Latin American tour |
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| Apr.6 |
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Powell: Detainees looked good |
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Progress in bringing crew home
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| Apr.7 |
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Diplomats meet U.S. fliers |
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| Apr.8 |
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China's military demand apology |
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Bush writes to wife of Chinese fighter |
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| Apr.9 |
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3rd U.S. letter rejected |
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| Apr.11 |
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U.S. spy plane crew released| The 24 detained in China for 11 days have landed on Guam on their way to Hawai | |
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| Apr.12 |
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2nd earthquake in 3 days One killed, 275 injured from 5.9 quake near China's border with Myanmar. 30,000 homes have been destroyed
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| Apr.18 |
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China, U.S. talks adjourn |
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| Apr.19 |
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'No blame, no plane' China tells US |
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| Apr.20 |
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Lee wins Japan, U.S. visas |
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| Apr.24 |
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China honors jet pilot |
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| Apr.26 |
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China warns United States |
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| Apr.29 |
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U.S. can inspect spy plane China will let U.S. officials examine the damaged surveillance plane. U.S. refuse to pay to settle the dispute
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| Apr.30 |
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U.S. inspection team due in China |
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| May.2 |
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Landslide kills 34 |
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| May.3 |
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USA backtracks on China memo |
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| May.5 |
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Plane inspection completed U.S. technicians has left China after completing inspection of a crippled Navy spy plane
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| May.7 |
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U.S. resumes flights off Chinese coast Air Force RC-135 flew a surveillance flight. They were unarmed and unescorted
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| May.8 |
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China says spy plane cannot fly |
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| May.9 |
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Jiang meets Clinton |
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| May.11 |
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Traffickers jailed for Chinese deaths 7 people have been convicted for trafficking after 58 Chinese immigrants were found dead in a truck in 2000
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Dalai Lama backs Olympics bid |
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| May.15 |
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Beijing, Paris, Toronto bid for 2008
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NMD tough sell in Beijing |
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| May.16 |
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Boy nabbed for Internet music piracy |
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| May.20 |
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Hong Kong puts lid on bird flu Thousands of birds to be killed in more than 130 markets. Buddhist monks are praying for the lost souls
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| May.22 |
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China blasts U.S. over foes' visits Taiwan President 's visit coincides with the trip of Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry warned U.S. against further damage
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Glimpse of labor camp |
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| May.23 |
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Nuclear powers unite against NMD |
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Dalai Lama and Bush meet |
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| May.25 |
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Jiang issues hard critique of Bush |
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| Jun.4 |
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Tiananmen Anniversary Gathering |
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| Jun.5 |
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Kindergarten fire kills 13 A fire killed 13 toddlers aged between 3 and 4 years. Mosquito coils caught alight
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| Jun.12 |
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Arms shipments to Cuba |
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| Jun.25 |
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Typhoon kills scores |
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| Jun.26 |
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China kills 57 on anti-drug day Thousands of spectators attended a rally at a stadium where 20 were sentenced to death to mark a U.N. anti-drug day.
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North Korean family seeks asylum |
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| Jun.27 |
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China: Harvesting of convicts' organs Physician Wang Guoqi, in testimony to U.S. lawmakers has accused Beijing of selling the body parts of executed prisoners
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| Jun.28 |
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Refugee family leaves Beijing |
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| Jul.1 |
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Hong Kong marks handover day |
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| Jul.3 |
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Falun Gong denies mass suicide |
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| Jul.5 |
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Powerful typhoon Left dozens dead
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Damaged U.S. spy plane arrives |
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| Jul.6 |
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Tropical storm hit China |
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| Jul.10 |
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Beijing frontrunner at Olympic race |
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| Jul.12 |
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Beijing is favorite for 2008 Games
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| Jul.13 |
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Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games| In the 2nd round of a secret IOC ballot Beijing get 56 votes, Toronto 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9 | |
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| Jul.14 |
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Mixed reaction to 2008 win |
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U.S. welcomes release of academic |
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| Jul.16 |
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Russia and China sign alliance| Presidents Zemin and Putin Good Neighbourly Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation to oppose to the U.S. plans | |
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| Jul.22 |
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100 miners feared dead Blast at an illegally operated privat pit. The bodies of 15 miners were recovered. 91 were missing
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| Jul.25 |
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China frees U.S. 'scholar spies' |
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| Jul.27 |
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Powell arrives in China U.S. Secretary of State will try to improve and to meet President Zemin, Premier Rongji and Foreign Minister Jiaxuan
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| Jul.28 |
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Powell visit 'very productive' U.S. Secretary of State discussed with President Zemin and Premier Rongji human rights and exporting ballistic missiles
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| Jul.30 |
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U.S. protests Chinese TV edit |
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Typhoon heads for China |
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| Aug.2 |
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China denies Powell TV deal |
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| Aug.9 |
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China admits AIDS epidemic |
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| Aug.15 |
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U.S. version of plane costs rejected
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| Aug.19 |
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China jails accused Falun Gongers
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| Aug.24 |
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Arafat peace overture in Beijing Palestinian President is ready to begin talks with Israel to end bloodshed. Arafat meetis Li Peng
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| Aug.27 |
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Taiwan to ease trade with China
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| Aug.31 |
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2 Falun Gong members died in custody
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| Sep.4 |
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China ready to open TV to News
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| Sep.5 |
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China modernize its military
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| Sep.15 |
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Breakthrough in WTO talks
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| Oct.7 |
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China qualifies for World Cup
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| Oct.18 |
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Bush and Jiang united on terrorism
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| Oct.20 |
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China rallies Apec to fight terrorism President Zemin has told Asia-Pacific leaders that the world is fighting an international battle
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| Nov.10 |
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China joins WTO| Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations | |
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| Nov.12 |
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National conference on AIDS
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| Nov.20 |
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China expels Falun Gong protesters
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| Nov.21 |
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Beijing warns US against Iraq attack
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| Nov.22 |
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Beijing cracks 'terrorist' group
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| Nov.23 |
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China plans moon landing China plans to send a manned craft into space by 2005
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| Dec.2 |
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Maids protest pay plan
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| Dec.3 |
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World swim record broken
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| Dec.12 |
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Myanmar frees prisoners for Jiang
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| Dec.13 |
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Tung Chee-hwa to stand again
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| Dec.26 |
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China urges border restraint
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| 2001 |
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| Mar.5 |
China raises defense budget |
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| Apr.1 |
U.S. spy plane lands in China Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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| Apr.1 |
U.S. mission to recover plane, crew |
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| Apr.3 |
Chinese board U.S. plane |
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| Apr.4 |
U.S. spy crew destroyed gear |
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| Apr.6 |
Powell: Detainees looked good |
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| Apr.8 |
China's military demand apology |
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| Apr.11 |
U.S. spy plane crew released| The 24 detained in China for 11 days have landed on Guam on their way to Hawai | |
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| Apr.24 |
China honors jet pilot |
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| Apr.29 |
U.S. can inspect spy plane China will let U.S. officials examine the damaged surveillance plane. U.S. refuse to pay to settle the dispute
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| Apr.30 |
U.S. inspection team due in China |
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| May.5 |
Plane inspection completed U.S. technicians has left China after completing inspection of a crippled Navy spy plane
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| May.7 |
U.S. resumes flights off Chinese coast Air Force RC-135 flew a surveillance flight. They were unarmed and unescorted
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| May.8 |
China says spy plane cannot fly |
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| May.15 |
NMD tough sell in Beijing |
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| May.23 |
Nuclear powers unite against NMD |
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| Jul.5 |
Damaged U.S. spy plane arrives |
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| Aug.15 |
U.S. version of plane costs rejected
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| Sep.5 |
China modernize its military
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| Nov.21 |
Beijing warns US against Iraq attack
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| Dec.26 |
China urges border restraint
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|
| 2001 |
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| Jan.8 |
Blizzard kills 21 |
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| Jan.19 |
Migrants' bodies flown home |
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| Feb.16 |
Falun Gong protester on fire |
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| Mar.7 |
School explosion killed 41 Debris was littered with firecracker wrapping papers. Officials denied reports that students were assembling fireworks
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| Mar.16 |
Explosions kill 18 |
|
| Apr.1 |
U.S. spy plane lands in China Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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| Apr.12 |
2nd earthquake in 3 days One killed, 275 injured from 5.9 quake near China's border with Myanmar. 30,000 homes have been destroyed
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| May.2 |
Landslide kills 34 |
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| May.20 |
Hong Kong puts lid on bird flu Thousands of birds to be killed in more than 130 markets. Buddhist monks are praying for the lost souls
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| Jun.5 |
Kindergarten fire kills 13 A fire killed 13 toddlers aged between 3 and 4 years. Mosquito coils caught alight
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| Jun.25 |
Typhoon kills scores |
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| Jul.5 |
Powerful typhoon Left dozens dead
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| Jul.6 |
Tropical storm hit China |
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| Jul.22 |
100 miners feared dead Blast at an illegally operated privat pit. The bodies of 15 miners were recovered. 91 were missing
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| Jul.30 |
Typhoon heads for China |
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| Aug.9 |
China admits AIDS epidemic |
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| Nov.12 |
National conference on AIDS
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| 2001 |
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| May.11 |
Dalai Lama backs Olympics bid |
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| May.15 |
Beijing, Paris, Toronto bid for 2008
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| Jul.10 |
Beijing frontrunner at Olympic race |
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| Jul.12 |
Beijing is favorite for 2008 Games
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| Jul.13 |
Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games| In the 2nd round of a secret IOC ballot Beijing get 56 votes, Toronto 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9 | |
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| Jul.14 |
Mixed reaction to 2008 win |
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| Oct.7 |
China qualifies for World Cup
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| Dec.3 |
World swim record broken
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.1 |
First Taiwan Boat Reaches Mainland
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| Mar.5 |
China raises defense budget |
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| Mar.20 |
China opposes arms sales to Taiwan |
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| Jun.12 |
Arms shipments to Cuba |
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| Aug.27 |
Taiwan to ease trade with China
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| Sep.4 |
China ready to open TV to News
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| Sep.15 |
Breakthrough in WTO talks
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| Nov.10 |
China joins WTO| Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations | |
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| Dec.2 |
Maids protest pay plan
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.3 |
Falun Gong followers charged |
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| Jan.15 |
China counters Falun Gong claims |
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| May.11 |
Traffickers jailed for Chinese deaths 7 people have been convicted for trafficking after 58 Chinese immigrants were found dead in a truck in 2000
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| May.16 |
Boy nabbed for Internet music piracy |
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| May.22 |
Glimpse of labor camp |
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| Jun.26 |
China kills 57 on anti-drug day Thousands of spectators attended a rally at a stadium where 20 were sentenced to death to mark a U.N. anti-drug day.
|
| Jul.14 |
U.S. welcomes release of academic |
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| Jul.25 |
China frees U.S. 'scholar spies' |
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| Nov.22 |
Beijing cracks 'terrorist' group
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.3 |
Falun Gong followers charged |
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| Jan.5 |
Leaders feared arrest in 1989 |
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| Jan.9 |
2nd test flight of spacecraft |
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| Jan.11 |
Chief secretary said to quit
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| Jan.11 |
China's media war on Falun Gong |
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| Jan.12 |
Falun Gong gathers
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| Jan.14 |
Kim Jong Il visit China
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| Jan.15 |
China counters Falun Gong claims |
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| Jan.20 |
Kim Jong Il left Beijing |
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| Jan.23 |
Falun G. members set selves on fire |
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| Jan.24 |
Tiananmen tense |
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| Jan.25 |
Dalai Lama condemns converting |
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| Feb.1 |
Falun Gong founder nominated |
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| Feb.9 |
Tiananmen journalists probe denied |
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| Feb.12 |
Torture in China systemic |
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| Feb.13 |
Taipei, Hong Kong meeting |
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| Feb.14 |
Senators push for China censure |
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| Feb.16 |
Falun Gong protester on fire |
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| Feb.21 |
China denies role in Iraq |
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| Feb.26 |
To abolish labor camps |
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| Mar.20 |
China opposes arms sales to Taiwan |
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| Mar.31 |
Dalai Lama to quell China's anger |
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| Apr.2 |
China grants access to plane crew |
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| Apr.3 |
Jiang demands U.S. apology
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| Apr.4 |
Powell sends letter to China
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| Apr.5 |
China questions U.S. crew |
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| Apr.5 |
Jiang starts Latin American tour |
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| Apr.6 |
Powell: Detainees looked good |
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| Apr.6 |
Progress in bringing crew home
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| Apr.7 |
Diplomats meet U.S. fliers |
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| Apr.8 |
Bush writes to wife of Chinese fighter |
|
| Apr.9 |
3rd U.S. letter rejected |
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| Apr.18 |
China, U.S. talks adjourn |
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| Apr.19 |
'No blame, no plane' China tells US |
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| Apr.20 |
Lee wins Japan, U.S. visas |
|
| Apr.24 |
China honors jet pilot |
|
| Apr.26 |
China warns United States |
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| May.3 |
USA backtracks on China memo |
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| May.9 |
Jiang meets Clinton |
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| May.11 |
Dalai Lama backs Olympics bid |
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| May.22 |
China blasts U.S. over foes' visits Taiwan President 's visit coincides with the trip of Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry warned U.S. against further damage
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| May.22 |
Glimpse of labor camp |
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| May.23 |
Dalai Lama and Bush meet |
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| May.25 |
Jiang issues hard critique of Bush |
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| Jun.4 |
Tiananmen Anniversary Gathering |
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| Jun.26 |
North Korean family seeks asylum |
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| Jun.27 |
China: Harvesting of convicts' organs Physician Wang Guoqi, in testimony to U.S. lawmakers has accused Beijing of selling the body parts of executed prisoners
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| Jun.28 |
Refugee family leaves Beijing |
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| Jul.1 |
Hong Kong marks handover day |
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| Jul.3 |
Falun Gong denies mass suicide |
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| Jul.14 |
Mixed reaction to 2008 win |
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| Jul.16 |
Russia and China sign alliance| Presidents Zemin and Putin Good Neighbourly Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation to oppose to the U.S. plans | |
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| Jul.27 |
Powell arrives in China U.S. Secretary of State will try to improve and to meet President Zemin, Premier Rongji and Foreign Minister Jiaxuan
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| Jul.28 |
Powell visit 'very productive' U.S. Secretary of State discussed with President Zemin and Premier Rongji human rights and exporting ballistic missiles
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| Jul.30 |
U.S. protests Chinese TV edit |
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| Aug.2 |
China denies Powell TV deal |
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| Aug.19 |
China jails accused Falun Gongers
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| Aug.24 |
Arafat peace overture in Beijing Palestinian President is ready to begin talks with Israel to end bloodshed. Arafat meetis Li Peng
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| Aug.31 |
2 Falun Gong members died in custody
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| Oct.18 |
Bush and Jiang united on terrorism
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| Oct.20 |
China rallies Apec to fight terrorism President Zemin has told Asia-Pacific leaders that the world is fighting an international battle
|
| Nov.20 |
China expels Falun Gong protesters
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| Nov.23 |
China plans moon landing China plans to send a manned craft into space by 2005
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| Dec.12 |
Myanmar frees prisoners for Jiang
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| Dec.13 |
Tung Chee-hwa to stand again
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