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| Jan.19 |
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China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year 
16-year-old boy, who had fallen ill on January 8, died in the city of Huaihua in the central Hunan province
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| Jan.21 |
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Death penalty over contaminated milk
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| Feb.6 |
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China suffering worst drought in 50 years The land is parched and the irrigation dams have dried up; Crops and livestock are dying. $44 million dollars allocated in emergency aid
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| Feb.10 |
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Broadcaster sorry for deadly hotel fire |
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| Feb.20 |
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Clinton urges stronger China ties |
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| Feb.21 |
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Clinton: Human rights 'cannot interfere'
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74 dead in mine blast
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| Feb.25 |
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U.S. report scolds China on human rights |
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| Mar.4 |
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Economy tops China's congress meeting| At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisis. Wen said there would be a $500bn investment... | |
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China 'faces most difficult year' |
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| Mar.9 |
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Tensions high in advance of anniversary |
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| Mar.10 |
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China: U.S. ship violated international law China's state-run media: A U.S. surveillance ship violated Chinese and international laws during patrols more than 100 miles off the Chinese...
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| Mar.12 |
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China expects 2010 world recovery |
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| Mar.17 |
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North Korean premier arrives in China |
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| Mar.20 |
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U.S. crew: 'Chinese aggression' |
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| Mar.23 |
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Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit South Africa has refused the Tibetan spiritual leader a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg
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| Mar.25 |
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YouTube blocked in China
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| Mar.29 |
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Major cyber spy network uncovered
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| Apr.15 |
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Weak exports hit China's growth |
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| Apr.29 |
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Star cyclists failed Beijing doping tests |
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| May.1 |
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'Flu' hotel sealed off| About 300 people have been placed under quarantine after a guest there became China's first confirmed swine flu case | |
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China moves to curb virus spread |
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| May.7 |
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2008 quake killed 5,335 students |
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| May.8 |
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'Flu' hotel guests free |
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| May.11 |
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China bolsters disaster response |
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| May.12 |
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Amid rebuilding, scars linger from quake |
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| May.22 |
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Missing 'millionaires' hunted in Hong Kong |
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| May.28 |
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China quarantines U.S. school group |
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| May.31 |
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Treasury sec. to meet with China leaders |
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| Jun.3 |
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US presses China over Tiananmen
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| Jun.4 |
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Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil A vigil marking 20 years since the Tiananmen massacre in Hong Kong is the only part of China to commemorate the event
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| Jun.5 |
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Massive landslide buries dozens |
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| Jun.10 |
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China's computers at hacking risk |
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| Jun.12 |
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Chinese sub collides with U.S. sonar array |
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Uyghurs grateful after release from Gitmo |
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| Jun.15 |
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First summit for emerging giants |
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| Jun.20 |
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Factory blast kills at least 16 |
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| Jun.21 |
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China fights HIV/AIDS among prostitutes |
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| Jun.24 |
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China puts 'giant thumb' on trade |
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| Jun.25 |
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U.S. criticizes arrest of Chinese dissident |
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| Jun.30 |
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China delays internet filter plan |
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| Jul.1 |
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BP, Chinese win lucrative oil contract |
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| Jul.5 |
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Scores killed in China protests Map of Urumqi China Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
| Several hundred people were arrested after a protest, in Urumqi turned violent.
Exiled Uighur leader says police fired on students.
The protest was prompted by a deadly fight between Uighurs and Han Chinese last month
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| Jul.6 |
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Unrest spreads in western China
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Angry Uighurs defy Chinese police |
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| Jul.7 |
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Restive city under curfew
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Troops flood into riot city |
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| Jul.8 |
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Riot city 'under control' |
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| Jul.9 |
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Quake destroys 10,000 homes |
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| Jul.12 |
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Urumqi bans illegal public assembly |
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Stores reopen in Urumqi after protests |
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| Jul.15 |
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China grows faster amid worries
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| Jul.19 |
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Police killed 12 in Uyghur riots China acknowledged that security forces shot dead 12 people during ethnic riots in the northwest earlier this month
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| Jul.21 |
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Group of 22 U.S. students quarantined |
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Darkness envelops Asia during eclipse 
| Darkness fell across parts of China and India as a total solar eclipse passed across the world's most populous countries. Stargazers and scientists travelled far to see the eclipse, ... | |
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| Jul.24 |
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China launches Arabic TV channel |
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| Jul.25 |
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Chinese hack film festival site |
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| Jul.27 |
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China-US economic talks kick off
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Quake devastated wild panda habitat |
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| Jul.28 |
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US and China 'committed to trade'
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| Aug.3 |
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Plague death toll rises |
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| Aug.9 |
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Typhoon Morakot slams into China At least one person was killed as Typhoon Morakot is packing high winds and torrential rain. Nearly a million people had been evacuated
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Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China High winds and torrential rain of Typhoon Morakot that slammed into China's coastal provinces and Taiwan has left dozens missing
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| Aug.10 |
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Landslide crushes buildings Map of Pengxi in Zhejiang China At least 6 apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides in eastern China, trapping an unknown number of people
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| Aug.13 |
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WTO rules China must open markets |
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Filtering software will not be required |
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| Aug.14 |
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Lead poisons at least 615 children |
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| Aug.19 |
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Web addiction camp investigated |
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| Aug.26 |
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Organ donor system to stop trafficking |
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Dalai Lama to visit typhoon-hit Taiwan Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said that the country will allow a visit by the Dalai Lama to pray for the victims of the typhoon-battered isl...
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| Aug.30 |
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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 China | |
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Myanmar refugees flood into China |
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| Aug.31 |
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Dalai Lama disputes China's claims |
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| Sep.2 |
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Plants shut for lead poisoning |
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| Sep.4 |
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Five killed as protesters, police clash Thousands of Han Chinese have been protesting over an unexplained spate of stabbings with syringes
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| Sep.5 |
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Leaders axed after rioting
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M.D.s: Some reports mistaken
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| Sep.9 |
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China set to provide first swine flu vaccine
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| Sep.15 |
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Birth defects on the rise in China |
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| Sep.22 |
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China vows climate change action
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| Sep.30 |
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China marks Communist anniversary China is staging mass celebrations to mark 60 years since the Communist Party came to power
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| Oct.3 |
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Chinese premier meets NK leader |
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| Oct.8 |
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Mine accident kills 26 |
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| Oct.9 |
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Nations urge early N Korea talks Leaders of China, South Korea and Japan have urged an early resumption of talks on North Korea's nuclear program
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| Oct.13 |
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Fall in China trade figures eases
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| Oct.14 |
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Dutch tourists die in China balloon crash |
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| Oct.18 |
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Deadly barn collapse kills 10 |
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| Oct.20 |
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China ups rescue effort for hijacked ship
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Many 'missing' after riots |
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| Oct.21 |
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Chinese GDP 'set' to hit target |
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| Oct.25 |
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Miners rescued after 8 days underground |
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| Oct.27 |
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US urges China military dialogue |
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| Oct.29 |
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Search on for parents of 60 lost children
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| Oct.31 |
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Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau |
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| Nov.8 |
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Phil Mickelson held his nerve at final hole |
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China pledges $10B in loans to Africa |
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| Nov.10 |
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Chinese credit card debt mounts |
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| Nov.11 |
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China 'running illegal prisons'
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| Nov.15 |
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Obama begins China visit |
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Obama addresses China youth forum |
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| Nov.16 |
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Summit talks for Obama |
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End protectionism, China tells US
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| Nov.17 |
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Trade focus for Obama talks US President is to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit
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| Nov.20 |
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Scores missing after mine blast |
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| Nov.21 |
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Coal mine blast death toll reaches 87 Another 21 miners are reportedly still missing in the Xinxing pit in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province
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| Nov.22 |
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Three years' jail for China activist |
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| Nov.26 |
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China pledges action on climate change
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| Nov.29 |
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EU pushes for strong yuan |
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| Nov.30 |
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State media reveal secret, illegal jails
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| Dec.1 |
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UN halts funds to China wind farms |
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| Dec.7 |
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School stampede in turns deadly |
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| Dec.18 |
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Obama announces climate deal with China President Obama announced what he called a 'meaningful and unprecedented' climate change deal with China and other key nations
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| Dec.21 |
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WTO blocks Beijing's curbs on film, music |
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| Dec.22 |
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Dissident faces trial despite release calls
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| Dec.24 |
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Five more face execution for role riots
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Dissident sentenced to 11 years Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for the Tiananmen protest, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a separate subversion case
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U.N. urges China not to execute Briton
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| Dec.27 |
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Wen dismisses currency pressure
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| Dec.28 |
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Final pleas for life of Briton on death row
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Mentally ill British man executed Akmal Shaikh, 53, a father-of-five, convicted of drug smuggling in China, had denied any wrongdoing
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.10 |
China: U.S. ship violated international law China's state-run media: A U.S. surveillance ship violated Chinese and international laws during patrols more than 100 miles off the Chinese...
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| Mar.20 |
U.S. crew: 'Chinese aggression' |
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| Jun.12 |
Chinese sub collides with U.S. sonar array |
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| Jul.7 |
Troops flood into riot city |
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| Aug.30 |
Myanmar refugees flood into China |
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| Oct.9 |
Nations urge early N Korea talks Leaders of China, South Korea and Japan have urged an early resumption of talks on North Korea's nuclear program
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| Oct.27 |
US urges China military dialogue |
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|
| 2009 |
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| Jan.19 |
China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year 16-year-old boy, who had fallen ill on January 8, died in the city of Huaihua in the central Hunan province
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| Feb.6 |
China suffering worst drought in 50 years The land is parched and the irrigation dams have dried up; Crops and livestock are dying. $44 million dollars allocated in emergency aid
|
| Feb.10 |
Broadcaster sorry for deadly hotel fire |
|
| Feb.21 |
74 dead in mine blast
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| May.1 |
'Flu' hotel sealed off| About 300 people have been placed under quarantine after a guest there became China's first confirmed swine flu case | |
|
| May.1 |
China moves to curb virus spread |
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| May.7 |
2008 quake killed 5,335 students |
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| May.8 |
'Flu' hotel guests free |
|
| May.11 |
China bolsters disaster response |
|
| May.12 |
Amid rebuilding, scars linger from quake |
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| May.28 |
China quarantines U.S. school group |
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| Jun.5 |
Massive landslide buries dozens |
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| Jun.12 |
Chinese sub collides with U.S. sonar array |
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| Jun.20 |
Factory blast kills at least 16 |
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| Jun.21 |
China fights HIV/AIDS among prostitutes |
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| Jul.9 |
Quake destroys 10,000 homes |
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| Jul.21 |
Group of 22 U.S. students quarantined |
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| Jul.21 |
Darkness envelops Asia during eclipse | Darkness fell across parts of China and India as a total solar eclipse passed across the world's most populous countries. Stargazers and scientists travelled far to see the eclipse, ... | |
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| Jul.27 |
Quake devastated wild panda habitat |
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| Aug.3 |
Plague death toll rises |
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| Aug.9 |
Typhoon Morakot slams into China At least one person was killed as Typhoon Morakot is packing high winds and torrential rain. Nearly a million people had been evacuated
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| Aug.9 |
Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China High winds and torrential rain of Typhoon Morakot that slammed into China's coastal provinces and Taiwan has left dozens missing
|
| Aug.10 |
Landslide crushes buildings Map of Pengxi in Zhejiang China At least 6 apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides in eastern China, trapping an unknown number of people
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| Aug.14 |
Lead poisons at least 615 children |
|
| Sep.2 |
Plants shut for lead poisoning |
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| Sep.9 |
China set to provide first swine flu vaccine
|
| Sep.15 |
Birth defects on the rise in China |
|
| Oct.8 |
Mine accident kills 26 |
|
| Oct.14 |
Dutch tourists die in China balloon crash |
|
| Oct.18 |
Deadly barn collapse kills 10 |
|
| Oct.25 |
Miners rescued after 8 days underground |
|
| Oct.29 |
Search on for parents of 60 lost children
|
| Nov.20 |
Scores missing after mine blast |
|
| Nov.21 |
Coal mine blast death toll reaches 87 Another 21 miners are reportedly still missing in the Xinxing pit in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province
|
| Dec.7 |
School stampede in turns deadly |
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|
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.29 |
Star cyclists failed Beijing doping tests |
|
| Nov.8 |
Phil Mickelson held his nerve at final hole |
|
|
| 2009 |
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| Jan.21 |
Death penalty over contaminated milk
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| Mar.4 |
Economy tops China's congress meeting| At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisis. Wen said there would be a $500bn investment... | |
|
| Mar.4 |
China 'faces most difficult year' |
|
| Mar.12 |
China expects 2010 world recovery |
|
| Mar.25 |
YouTube blocked in China
|
| Apr.15 |
Weak exports hit China's growth |
|
| May.8 |
'Flu' hotel guests free |
|
| May.12 |
Amid rebuilding, scars linger from quake |
|
| May.31 |
Treasury sec. to meet with China leaders |
|
| Jun.10 |
China's computers at hacking risk |
|
| Jun.24 |
China puts 'giant thumb' on trade |
|
| Jun.30 |
China delays internet filter plan |
|
| Jul.1 |
BP, Chinese win lucrative oil contract |
|
| Jul.12 |
Stores reopen in Urumqi after protests |
|
| Jul.15 |
China grows faster amid worries
|
| Jul.24 |
China launches Arabic TV channel |
|
| Jul.25 |
Chinese hack film festival site |
|
| Jul.27 |
China-US economic talks kick off
|
| Jul.28 |
US and China 'committed to trade'
|
| Aug.13 |
WTO rules China must open markets |
|
| Aug.13 |
Filtering software will not be required |
|
| Oct.13 |
Fall in China trade figures eases
|
| Oct.14 |
Dutch tourists die in China balloon crash |
|
| Oct.21 |
Chinese GDP 'set' to hit target |
|
| Nov.10 |
Chinese credit card debt mounts |
|
| Nov.16 |
End protectionism, China tells US
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| Nov.17 |
Trade focus for Obama talks US President is to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit
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| Nov.29 |
EU pushes for strong yuan |
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| Dec.1 |
UN halts funds to China wind farms |
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| Dec.21 |
WTO blocks Beijing's curbs on film, music |
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| Dec.27 |
Wen dismisses currency pressure
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|
| 2009 |
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| Jan.21 |
Death penalty over contaminated milk
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| Mar.29 |
Major cyber spy network uncovered
|
| May.22 |
Missing 'millionaires' hunted in Hong Kong |
|
| Jun.10 |
China's computers at hacking risk |
|
| Jun.12 |
Uyghurs grateful after release from Gitmo |
|
| Jul.25 |
Chinese hack film festival site |
|
| Aug.19 |
Web addiction camp investigated |
|
| Aug.26 |
Organ donor system to stop trafficking |
|
| Sep.4 |
Five killed as protesters, police clash Thousands of Han Chinese have been protesting over an unexplained spate of stabbings with syringes
|
| Sep.5 |
M.D.s: Some reports mistaken
|
| Oct.20 |
China ups rescue effort for hijacked ship
|
| Oct.20 |
Many 'missing' after riots |
|
| Oct.31 |
Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau |
|
| Nov.11 |
China 'running illegal prisons'
|
| Nov.22 |
Three years' jail for China activist |
|
| Nov.30 |
State media reveal secret, illegal jails
|
| Dec.22 |
Dissident faces trial despite release calls
|
| Dec.24 |
Five more face execution for role riots
|
| Dec.24 |
Dissident sentenced to 11 years Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for the Tiananmen protest, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a separate subversion case
|
| Dec.24 |
U.N. urges China not to execute Briton
|
| Dec.28 |
Final pleas for life of Briton on death row
|
| Dec.28 |
Mentally ill British man executed Akmal Shaikh, 53, a father-of-five, convicted of drug smuggling in China, had denied any wrongdoing
|
|
| 2009 |
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| Feb.20 |
Clinton urges stronger China ties |
|
| Feb.21 |
Clinton: Human rights 'cannot interfere'
|
| Feb.25 |
U.S. report scolds China on human rights |
|
| Mar.4 |
Economy tops China's congress meeting| At the National People's Congress Premier Wen Jiabao pledging economic growth amid a growing national deficit and the global financial crisis. Wen said there would be a $500bn investment... | |
|
| Mar.9 |
Tensions high in advance of anniversary |
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| Mar.17 |
North Korean premier arrives in China |
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| Mar.23 |
Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit South Africa has refused the Tibetan spiritual leader a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg
|
| Mar.25 |
YouTube blocked in China
|
| May.31 |
Treasury sec. to meet with China leaders |
|
| Jun.3 |
US presses China over Tiananmen
|
| Jun.4 |
Hong Kong holds Tiananmen vigil A vigil marking 20 years since the Tiananmen massacre in Hong Kong is the only part of China to commemorate the event
|
| Jun.15 |
First summit for emerging giants |
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| Jun.25 |
U.S. criticizes arrest of Chinese dissident |
|
| Jun.30 |
China delays internet filter plan |
|
| Jul.5 |
Scores killed in China protests Map of Urumqi China Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
| Several hundred people were arrested after a protest, in Urumqi turned violent.
Exiled Uighur leader says police fired on students.
The protest was prompted by a deadly fight between Uighurs and Han Chinese last month
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| |
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| Jul.6 |
Unrest spreads in western China
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| Jul.6 |
Angry Uighurs defy Chinese police |
|
| Jul.7 |
Restive city under curfew
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| Jul.7 |
Troops flood into riot city |
|
| Jul.8 |
Riot city 'under control' |
|
| Jul.12 |
Urumqi bans illegal public assembly |
|
| Jul.12 |
Stores reopen in Urumqi after protests |
|
| Jul.19 |
Police killed 12 in Uyghur riots China acknowledged that security forces shot dead 12 people during ethnic riots in the northwest earlier this month
|
| Jul.24 |
China launches Arabic TV channel |
|
| Jul.27 |
China-US economic talks kick off
|
| Jul.28 |
US and China 'committed to trade'
|
| Aug.26 |
Dalai Lama to visit typhoon-hit Taiwan Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said that the country will allow a visit by the Dalai Lama to pray for the victims of the typhoon-battered isl...
|
| 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 China | |
|
| Aug.30 |
Myanmar refugees flood into China |
|
| Aug.31 |
Dalai Lama disputes China's claims |
|
| Sep.4 |
Five killed as protesters, police clash Thousands of Han Chinese have been protesting over an unexplained spate of stabbings with syringes
|
| Sep.5 |
Leaders axed after rioting
|
| Sep.22 |
China vows climate change action
|
| Sep.30 |
China marks Communist anniversary China is staging mass celebrations to mark 60 years since the Communist Party came to power
|
| Oct.3 |
Chinese premier meets NK leader |
|
| Oct.9 |
Nations urge early N Korea talks Leaders of China, South Korea and Japan have urged an early resumption of talks on North Korea's nuclear program
|
| Oct.20 |
Many 'missing' after riots |
|
| Oct.27 |
US urges China military dialogue |
|
| Nov.8 |
China pledges $10B in loans to Africa |
|
| Nov.11 |
China 'running illegal prisons'
|
| Nov.15 |
Obama begins China visit |
|
| Nov.15 |
Obama addresses China youth forum |
|
| Nov.16 |
Summit talks for Obama |
|
| Nov.16 |
End protectionism, China tells US
|
| Nov.17 |
Trade focus for Obama talks US President is to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit
|
| Nov.22 |
Three years' jail for China activist |
|
| Nov.26 |
China pledges action on climate change
|
| Nov.29 |
EU pushes for strong yuan |
|
| Nov.30 |
State media reveal secret, illegal jails
|
| Dec.1 |
UN halts funds to China wind farms |
|
| Dec.18 |
Obama announces climate deal with China President Obama announced what he called a 'meaningful and unprecedented' climate change deal with China and other key nations
|
| Dec.22 |
Dissident faces trial despite release calls
|
| Dec.24 |
Five more face execution for role riots
|
| Dec.24 |
Dissident sentenced to 11 years Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for the Tiananmen protest, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a separate subversion case
|
| Dec.28 |
Final pleas for life of Briton on death row
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