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| Jan.9 |
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Immigrants lose right to stay |
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| Jan.12 |
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Major anti-pollution drive launched |
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| Jan.18 |
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President's plane 'bugged' |
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| Jan.19 |
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Town braced for demolition |
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| Feb.20 |
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Bush visits China| US President made a strong defence of human rights after initial talks with President Jiang Zemin | |
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| Feb.21 |
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Bush preaches democracy to China |
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| Mar.4 |
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PM attacks corruption |
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| Mar.12 |
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Giant dam seeks funds |
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| Mar.14 |
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North Koreans storm Spanish embassy |
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| Mar.25 |
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Capsule launch |
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| Mar.31 |
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Families stage vigil |
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Hong Kong set for deportations |
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| Apr.4 |
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Scientists detail rice code |
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| Apr.7 |
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Sand smothers Mongolia to Korea |
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| Apr.11 |
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China admits AIDS rising sharply |
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| Apr.15 |
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50 pulled alive from crush
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| May.1 |
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Hu warns US over Taiwan |
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| May.7 |
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Airliner crashes into the sea A Northern Airlines plane carrying 112 people has crashed near Dalian in north-east China. 60 bodies had been found
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| May.10 |
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Asylum row escalates |
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| May.21 |
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North Koreans 'granted asylum' |
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| May.24 |
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N Koreans enter South Korean consulate |
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| May.25 |
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Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea| There is little hope of finding survivors after a Boeing 747-200 crashed on its way to Hong Kong | |
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| May.26 |
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Plane broke up in mid-air |
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| Jun.13 |
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Millions hit by flooding |
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| Jun.15 |
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Cafe fire kills 24
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| Jun.27 |
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China AIDS a 'titantic peril' |
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| Jun.30 |
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Gloomy skies over handover anniversary 5th anniversary is marked with low-key ceremonies under widespread economic gloom. Chief Executive begins second term
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| Jul.8 |
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Mine blast kills 39 |
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| Jul.9 |
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TV hacking culprits hunted |
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| Jul.11 |
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China-Russia wargames confirmed |
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| Jul.12 |
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China's 'coercive' Taiwan strategy |
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| Jul.20 |
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Anger over U.S. sanctions |
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Giant hailstones kill 15 |
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| Jul.23 |
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China: Falun Gong a global threat |
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| Jul.30 |
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China buys weapons as Taiwan cautions |
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| Aug.3 |
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China: Taiwan's future lies in reunification |
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| Aug.6 |
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Naval exercises canceled Taiwan is trying to avoid creating 'misunderstandings'. China is hardening aggressive military stance toward the island
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| Aug.8 |
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Australia wins huge China gas deal |
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| Aug.11 |
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Taiwan demands equal sovereignty at UN Taiwan has reportedly asked allied countries to revive the issue of separate U.N. status. Move sparks fresh Chinese anger
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| Aug.18 |
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Disaster alert after week of heavy rains |
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| Aug.20 |
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Giant lake flood threatens millions Lake Dongting is threatening to burst its banks and placing around 10 million people at severe risk
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Flood emergency in province of Hunan Surging water levels in the country's second biggest freshwater lake threaten more than 10 million people
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| Aug.22 |
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Million people battling lake| Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes. | | |
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600,000 begun evacuating Dongting Lake in Hunan province is threatening to overflow and engulf surrounding cities and farmland
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| Aug.24 |
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Flooded lake reaches crest The swollen Dongting Lake slowly begun to ebb after thousands of people worked around the clock to erect barriers
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| Aug.25 |
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China tightens missile export rules A new list of regulations aimed at controlling the export of the technology in an apparent effort to ease U.S. concerns
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Millions brace for flood surge |
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| Aug.26 |
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China desperate for break in the weather |
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| Aug.27 |
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Tokyo court rejects bio-warfare claims |
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Flood crest threatens city of Jiuqiang |
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| Aug.28 |
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China deals U.S. blow over Iraq Beijing is against the use of force to resolve Baghdad's differences with the West
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| Aug.30 |
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U.S.: China separatists 'plotted attacks' |
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| Sep.2 |
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Chen rejects Taiwan-China reunification |
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| Sep.3 |
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Asylum-seekers storm compound
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China ratifies global warming treaty
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| Sep.10 |
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North Koreans allowed to leave China
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| Sep.14 |
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Food poisoning kills 40 400 people have fallen ill after eating sesame cakes, fried dough sticks and rice balls
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China cautious on Iraq action
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| Sep.15 |
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Inquiry ordered into deadly food poisoning Outbreak of mass food poisoning in the city of Nanjing has killed several people and sickened hundreds more
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| Sep.18 |
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10 executed in pre-congress crackdown
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| Sep.19 |
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China upbeat on U.S. relations
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| Sep.20 |
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Jail for Falun Gong TV hackers
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| Sep.24 |
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School stairway collapse kills 21
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| Sep.27 |
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Downed WWII U.S. air crew handed over
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| Sep.30 |
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Death sentence over poisonings
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| Oct.1 |
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Holiday safety alert
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Beijing seeks WMD curbs
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| Oct.3 |
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N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested' Yang Bin, a Chinese-born tycoon, has been summoned for questioning in China on suspicion of tax evasion
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| Oct.9 |
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Tycoon controversy deepens
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| Oct.10 |
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Tourist killed near Great Wall
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| Oct.18 |
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Beijing urges caution with North Korea
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| Oct.23 |
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Jiang Zemin has arrived in America
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| Oct.24 |
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China, U.S. to resume military ties
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| Oct.25 |
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Jiang and Bush start summit The two presidents have begun probably be their last bilateral talks before the Chinese leader hands over power
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Bush, Jiang agree on North Korea Presidents agreed that N. Korea should scrap its nuclear weapons program and pledged to resolve the standoff peacefully
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| Nov.7 |
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Communist Party Congress opens| More than 2,000 Party delegates have gathered for a meeting which looks set to approve sweeping leadership changes | |
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Jiang rules out democratic reform
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| Nov.8 |
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Jiang's stark warning over corruption President has warned that the Communist Party must take a tough line against corruption or risk its 'self-destruction'
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| Nov.11 |
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War on corruption and unemployment
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| Nov.12 |
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Call for calm over leadership changes
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| Nov.13 |
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down| Only one senior leader, Vice President Hu Jintao, 59, had been re-elected to new Central Committee | | |
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| Nov.14 |
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China announces new leaders Vice President Hu Jintao has been named the head of Communist Party. 5 allies of President Zemin were appointed
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| Dec.9 |
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U.S. upbeat after China military talks
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| Dec.14 |
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Strong 5.9 earthquake
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| Dec.17 |
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Breakthrough in China human rights
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| Dec.18 |
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China hits out at U.S. missile plans
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| Dec.24 |
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Emotional reunion for freed dissident Chinese dissident Xu Wenli has arrived to a reunion with his daughter
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| Dec.26 |
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Crack down on cyber cafes
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| 2002 |
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| Jul.11 |
China-Russia wargames confirmed |
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| Jul.30 |
China buys weapons as Taiwan cautions |
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| Aug.6 |
Naval exercises canceled Taiwan is trying to avoid creating 'misunderstandings'. China is hardening aggressive military stance toward the island
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| Aug.25 |
China tightens missile export rules A new list of regulations aimed at controlling the export of the technology in an apparent effort to ease U.S. concerns
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| Aug.27 |
Tokyo court rejects bio-warfare claims |
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| Aug.28 |
China deals U.S. blow over Iraq Beijing is against the use of force to resolve Baghdad's differences with the West
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| Sep.27 |
Downed WWII U.S. air crew handed over
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| Oct.1 |
Beijing seeks WMD curbs
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| Oct.24 |
China, U.S. to resume military ties
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| Dec.9 |
U.S. upbeat after China military talks
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| Dec.18 |
China hits out at U.S. missile plans
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|
| 2002 |
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| Jan.12 |
Major anti-pollution drive launched |
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| Jan.19 |
Town braced for demolition |
|
| Apr.7 |
Sand smothers Mongolia to Korea |
|
| Apr.11 |
China admits AIDS rising sharply |
|
| Apr.15 |
50 pulled alive from crush
|
| May.7 |
Airliner crashes into the sea A Northern Airlines plane carrying 112 people has crashed near Dalian in north-east China. 60 bodies had been found
|
| May.25 |
Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea| There is little hope of finding survivors after a Boeing 747-200 crashed on its way to Hong Kong | |
|
| May.26 |
Plane broke up in mid-air |
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| Jun.13 |
Millions hit by flooding |
|
| Jun.15 |
Cafe fire kills 24
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| Jun.27 |
China AIDS a 'titantic peril' |
|
| Jul.8 |
Mine blast kills 39 |
|
| Jul.20 |
Giant hailstones kill 15 |
|
| Aug.18 |
Disaster alert after week of heavy rains |
|
| Aug.20 |
Giant lake flood threatens millions Lake Dongting is threatening to burst its banks and placing around 10 million people at severe risk
|
| Aug.20 |
Flood emergency in province of Hunan Surging water levels in the country's second biggest freshwater lake threaten more than 10 million people
|
| Aug.22 |
Million people battling lake| Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes. | | |
|
| Aug.22 |
600,000 begun evacuating Dongting Lake in Hunan province is threatening to overflow and engulf surrounding cities and farmland
|
| Aug.24 |
Flooded lake reaches crest The swollen Dongting Lake slowly begun to ebb after thousands of people worked around the clock to erect barriers
|
| Aug.25 |
Millions brace for flood surge |
|
| Aug.26 |
China desperate for break in the weather |
|
| Aug.27 |
Flood crest threatens city of Jiuqiang |
|
| Sep.14 |
Food poisoning kills 40 400 people have fallen ill after eating sesame cakes, fried dough sticks and rice balls
|
| Sep.24 |
School stairway collapse kills 21
|
| Dec.14 |
Strong 5.9 earthquake
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Mar.12 |
Giant dam seeks funds |
|
| Apr.4 |
Scientists detail rice code |
|
| Jul.20 |
Anger over U.S. sanctions |
|
| Aug.8 |
Australia wins huge China gas deal |
|
| Aug.25 |
China tightens missile export rules A new list of regulations aimed at controlling the export of the technology in an apparent effort to ease U.S. concerns
|
| Nov.11 |
War on corruption and unemployment
|
| Dec.26 |
Crack down on cyber cafes
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.18 |
President's plane 'bugged' |
|
| Mar.4 |
PM attacks corruption |
|
| Aug.30 |
U.S.: China separatists 'plotted attacks' |
|
| Sep.15 |
Inquiry ordered into deadly food poisoning Outbreak of mass food poisoning in the city of Nanjing has killed several people and sickened hundreds more
|
| Sep.18 |
10 executed in pre-congress crackdown
|
| Sep.20 |
Jail for Falun Gong TV hackers
|
| Sep.30 |
Death sentence over poisonings
|
| Oct.3 |
N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested' Yang Bin, a Chinese-born tycoon, has been summoned for questioning in China on suspicion of tax evasion
|
| Oct.9 |
Tycoon controversy deepens
|
| Oct.10 |
Tourist killed near Great Wall
|
| Nov.8 |
Jiang's stark warning over corruption President has warned that the Communist Party must take a tough line against corruption or risk its 'self-destruction'
|
| Nov.11 |
War on corruption and unemployment
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Immigrants lose right to stay |
|
| Feb.20 |
Bush visits China| US President made a strong defence of human rights after initial talks with President Jiang Zemin | |
|
| Feb.21 |
Bush preaches democracy to China |
|
| Mar.14 |
North Koreans storm Spanish embassy |
|
| Mar.25 |
Capsule launch |
|
| Mar.31 |
Families stage vigil |
|
| Mar.31 |
Hong Kong set for deportations |
|
| May.1 |
Hu warns US over Taiwan |
|
| May.10 |
Asylum row escalates |
|
| May.21 |
North Koreans 'granted asylum' |
|
| May.24 |
N Koreans enter South Korean consulate |
|
| Jun.30 |
Gloomy skies over handover anniversary 5th anniversary is marked with low-key ceremonies under widespread economic gloom. Chief Executive begins second term
|
| Jul.9 |
TV hacking culprits hunted |
|
| Jul.12 |
China's 'coercive' Taiwan strategy |
|
| Jul.23 |
China: Falun Gong a global threat |
|
| Aug.3 |
China: Taiwan's future lies in reunification |
|
| Aug.11 |
Taiwan demands equal sovereignty at UN Taiwan has reportedly asked allied countries to revive the issue of separate U.N. status. Move sparks fresh Chinese anger
|
| Sep.2 |
Chen rejects Taiwan-China reunification |
|
| Sep.3 |
Asylum-seekers storm compound
|
| Sep.3 |
China ratifies global warming treaty
|
| Sep.10 |
North Koreans allowed to leave China
|
| Sep.14 |
China cautious on Iraq action
|
| Sep.19 |
China upbeat on U.S. relations
|
| Sep.20 |
Jail for Falun Gong TV hackers
|
| Oct.1 |
Holiday safety alert
|
| Oct.18 |
Beijing urges caution with North Korea
|
| Oct.23 |
Jiang Zemin has arrived in America
|
| Oct.25 |
Jiang and Bush start summit The two presidents have begun probably be their last bilateral talks before the Chinese leader hands over power
|
| Oct.25 |
Bush, Jiang agree on North Korea Presidents agreed that N. Korea should scrap its nuclear weapons program and pledged to resolve the standoff peacefully
|
| Nov.7 |
Communist Party Congress opens| More than 2,000 Party delegates have gathered for a meeting which looks set to approve sweeping leadership changes | |
|
| Nov.7 |
Jiang rules out democratic reform
|
| Nov.12 |
Call for calm over leadership changes
|
| Nov.13 |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down| Only one senior leader, Vice President Hu Jintao, 59, had been re-elected to new Central Committee | | |
|
| Nov.14 |
China announces new leaders Vice President Hu Jintao has been named the head of Communist Party. 5 allies of President Zemin were appointed
|
| Dec.9 |
U.S. upbeat after China military talks
|
| Dec.17 |
Breakthrough in China human rights
|
| Dec.24 |
Emotional reunion for freed dissident Chinese dissident Xu Wenli has arrived to a reunion with his daughter