We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
China says it has cracked a terror plot to kidnap athletes, journalists and tourists at August's Beijing Olympics.
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The Olympic committee chief says the Games will recover from "crisis" after days of protests against China.
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China revises its measure of the growth of its economy in 2007 upwards from 11.4% to 11.9%.
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Barack Obama urges President Bush to weigh boycotting the Beijing Olympics, as the US leg of the torch relay is held.
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China reaffirms a commitment to take the Olympic torch through Tibet despite strong international pressure.
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Australian PM Kevin Rudd uses a speech in Beijing to urge China to address "significant" rights problems in Tibet.
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Beijing says "no force" can stop the Olympic flame relay as it faces new protests on the Californian leg.
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Beijing says no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg.
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French security officials cut short the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay in the face of anti-China protests.
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Hong Kong inaugurates the first memorial for the Chinese who died fighting for the Allies in both World Wars.
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New Zealand becomes the first developed nation to sign an agreement on free trade with China.
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Hundreds of French police will be deployed to protect the Olympic torch from protesters angry at China's role in Tibet.
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Amid controversy about China's role in Tibet, the Olympic torch arrives in Britain and is welcomed by a government minister.
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A French minister denies she laid out conditions for President Sarkozy's presence at the Beijing Games.
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Olympic chief Jacques Rogge claims air pollution in Beijing will not endanger athletes' health at the 2008 Games.
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A French minister sets three conditions for President Sarkozy's presence at the opening of the Beijing Games.
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Fresh violence breaks out in a Tibetan area of China, weeks after a government crackdown, state media says.
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A Chinese court's jailing of a human rights activist sparks criticism from Western leaders and rights groups.
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Senior officials in the EU and the United States agree to join forces to push Chinese toy-makers to improve safety.
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China tells Nepal that it should take stronger measures to prevent protests over Beijing's policies in Tibet.
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Protesting Chinese airline pilots turn back mid-flight in a row over pay deals, according to state media.
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China jails human rights activist Hu Jia for three-and-a-half years for "inciting subversion of state power".
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China admits protests took place in the restive Xinjiang region last month, days after unrest in Tibet.
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Aamir Khan says he will carry the Olympic torch even though he does not support China's crackdown in Tibet.
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China's human rights record is getting worse, not better, because of the Olympics, Amnesty International says.
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China must ensure open access to the internet during the Beijing Games, Olympic officials say.
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The Olympic torch is taken to Tiananmen Square, as the flame lit by the Greeks starts a world tour.
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A plane carrying the Olympic torch lands in Beijing, as the flame lit by the Greeks starts a world tour.
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A top Chinese official urges India to "understand and support" Beijing's policy towards Tibet.
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Nepalese police arrest more than 100 Tibetan exiles and Buddhist monks near the Chinese embassy.
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The Olympic flame is passed to Chinese officials at an Athens ceremony, amid protests over Tibet.
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China takes a group of foreign diplomats to Tibet, following criticism of Beijing over its response to protests.
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Several EU countries reject calls for a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
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Tibetan exile schoolchildren protest against China in the main UN compound in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing.
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A blast in in the north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang kills 22 people, state media report.
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US President George W Bush calls his Chinese counterpart to urge him to begin talks with Tibet's Dalai Lama.
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More than 660 protesters surrender after recent unrest in and around Tibet, Chinese state media reports.
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Divers recover two bodies from a ship that sank off Hong Kong after colliding with a Chinese vessel.
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News stories on the BBC website are now accessible to people in China, after years of tight government control.
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China condemns as shameful a protest over Tibet at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece.
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A Chinese-born engineer is jailed for more than 24 years in the US for acting as an agent for Beijing.
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The Olympic torch is lit in Greece, in a ceremony briefly disrupted by pro-Tibet demonstrators.
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Riots continue in Tibetan-populated areas of China, with state media reporting the death of a policeman.
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Taiwan's newly-elected president says he wants to work for better political and commercial ties with China.
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Official results give opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou a large victory in Taiwan's presidential poll.
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Chinese authorities issue photos of 21 people wanted for anti-China riots in Tibet last week.
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Top US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi urges condemnation of China's Tibet policy after meeting the Dalai Lama in India.
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Presidential rivals campaign ahead of Saturday's polls, with Tibet protests focusing attention on ties with China.
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China increases security in Tibet, as a leading US lawmaker urges international condemnation of its actions.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurs in Xinjiang province in the northwest of China.
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China admits for the first time that police injured Tibetan demonstrators, during a protest near a monastery.
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Chinese officials say they have arrested 24 over Lhasa protests, as security in and around Tibet is tightened.
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Police in China rescue 33 mentally disabled men who were forced to work as slaves, Chinese media report.
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A letter from a Chinese Muslim inmate highlights harsh conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
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The Dalai Lama urges world leaders to press for dialogue on Tibet as the UK says China may be open to talks.
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China says some 100 Tibetans have given themselves up in Lhasa, as new video emerges of protests elsewhere.
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Olympic champion Carolina Kluft will not defend her heptathlon title at the Beijing Games this year.
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The Dalai Lama calls for violence in Tibet to end and rejects China's claims he masterminded the unrest.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, organised recent unrest in Lhasa.
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Chinese PM Wen Jiabao says he "appreciated" steps taken by Indian authorities in handling protests by Tibetans.
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Human rights activist Hu Jia goes on trial in the Chinese capital, Beijing, charged with subversion.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges both Chinese troops and protesters in Tibet to show restraint after days of rioting.
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No governments have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, says IOC president Jacques Rogge.
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The deadline set by China for Tibetan protesters to surrender has passed, after a quiet day in the city of Lhasa.
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Olympic chiefs say Beijing's pollution will not harm athletes but admit performances may be affected and some events postponed.
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Protests against Chinese rule spread beyond Tibet's main city of Lhasa, with deaths reported in Sichuan province.
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Taiwan's two main political parties hold mass rallies, one week before the island holds its presidential election.
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At least 80 people were killed in anti-Chinese protests in Tibet, exiled Tibetans say - far more than China claimed.
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The Dalai Lama says he fears more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies, in an exclusive BBC interview.
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Tibetan officials give anti-China protesters until Monday to surrender after riots left at least 10 people dead.
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China's leader Hu Jintao is elected for another five-year term as president, after a near-unanimous vote.
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Nepal agrees to China's request to block access to Mt Everest, amid fears of a protest by Tibetan activists.
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Tibetan refugees held in India while trying to march to the Chinese border face two weeks in custody.
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Chinese officials admit that Tibetan monks have been protesting in the city of Lhasa this week.
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Police in India detain 100 Tibetan refugees trying to march to Tibet in protest over China hosting the Olympics.
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China says Washington's rights record is "shocking", after a US report labels Beijing an authoritarian regime.
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A traditional Chinese herbal medicine of five herb extracts could benefit eczema patients, research suggests.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accuses "anti-China forces" of trying to politicise the Beijing Olympics.
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China is removed from a US list of the world's worst human rights violators in an annual state department report.
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Tibetan refugees in India say they are defying a ban against them marching in protest over Chinese policy.
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High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show.
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High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show.
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Haile Gebrselassie says he will not run in the Olympic marathon in Beijing because of the city's air pollution levels, reports Reuters.
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Indian police say that have banned exiles from marching to Tibet in protest against China holding the Olympics.
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Tibetan exiles start a march from India to Tibet to pressurise China over human rights ahead of the Olympics.
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China's trade surplus unexpectedly falls sharply in February, and there are warning signs on inflation.
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Chinese officials say they have thwarted two plans, one to attack the Olympics and another to crash an airliner.
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China says there are many more workers than jobs available but there is still a shortage of skilled workers.
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China's Supreme Court rejected 15% of all death sentences given by lower courts in 2007, officials say.
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China will impose stricter rules on foreign singers after Bjork caused controversy at a gig by shouting "Tibet, Tibet".
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Some 500 Zambian mine workers are sacked after rioting and attacking a Chinese manager.
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Fifteen North Koreans were executed after an attempt to flee into China, an aid group reports.
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A man is shot dead after taking 10 Australian tourists hostage in China's Terracotta Army city of Xian.
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Tackling record levels of inflation is one of China's major tasks for this year, Premier Wen Jiabao says.
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A Chinese manager at a Zambian copper mine is assaulted by protesting workers.
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China says it plans to increase its military spending by nearly 18%, and dismisses US criticism of its military growth.
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China warns that Taiwan's
President Chen Shui-bian will "pay a dear price" if he moves towards independence.
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A Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is to be deported from the US.
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A military hotline between China and the US is expected to be installed within weeks after a deal is signed in Shanghai.
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