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China 'foils Olympic terror plot'

Thursday, April 10th 2008, 12:17
related places: Xinjiang

China says it has cracked a terror plot to kidnap athletes, journalists and tourists at August's Beijing Olympics.
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China Olympics will 'bounce back'

Thursday, April 10th 2008, 10:18

The Olympic committee chief says the Games will recover from "crisis" after days of protests against China.
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China raises 2007 growth figure

Thursday, April 10th 2008, 7:02

China revises its measure of the growth of its economy in 2007 upwards from 11.4% to 11.9%.
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Obama urges Bush Bejiing boycott

Thursday, April 10th 2008, 6:49
related countries: United States United States
related places: Beijing

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 stands firm on Tibet relay

Wednesday, April 9th 2008, 14:17

China reaffirms a commitment to take the Olympic torch through Tibet despite strong international pressure.
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Australian PM speaks out on Tibet

Wednesday, April 9th 2008, 6:29
related countries: Aruba Aruba
related places: Beijing

Australian PM Kevin Rudd uses a speech in Beijing to urge China to address "significant" rights problems in Tibet.
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China vows to keep torch on track

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 14:45
related places: Beijing

Beijing says "no force" can stop the Olympic flame relay as it faces new protests on the Californian leg.
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China vows to keep torch on track

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 4:21
related places: Beijing

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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Protests cut short Olympic relay

Monday, April 7th 2008, 18:12
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

French security officials cut short the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay in the face of anti-China protests.
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HK remembers Chinese war dead

Monday, April 7th 2008, 8:24
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Hong Kong inaugurates the first memorial for the Chinese who died fighting for the Allies in both World Wars.
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NZ clinches China free-trade deal

Monday, April 7th 2008, 7:12
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

New Zealand becomes the first developed nation to sign an agreement on free trade with China.
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Paris braced for torch protests

Monday, April 7th 2008, 4:33
related countries: France France

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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Olympic flame arrives in London

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 19:37
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

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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Sarkozy aide 'misquoted' on Games

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 17:04
related countries: France France

A French minister denies she laid out conditions for President Sarkozy's presence at the Beijing Games.
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Beijing pollution 'not a danger'

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 11:56
related places: Beijing

Olympic chief Jacques Rogge claims air pollution in Beijing will not endanger athletes' health at the 2008 Games.
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France sets Olympics conditions

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 10:27
related countries: France France

A French minister sets three conditions for President Sarkozy's presence at the opening of the Beijing Games.
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China confirms new Tibetan riots

Friday, April 4th 2008, 15:26

Fresh violence breaks out in a Tibetan area of China, weeks after a government crackdown, state media says.
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Concern for jailed China activist

Friday, April 4th 2008, 4:18

A Chinese court's jailing of a human rights activist sparks criticism from Western leaders and rights groups.
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EU joins Chinese toys safety push

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 19:06
related countries: United States United States
related places: Senior

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 urges Nepal to act on Tibet

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 12:33
related countries: Nepal Nepal
related places: Beijing

China tells Nepal that it should take stronger measures to prevent protests over Beijing's policies in Tibet.
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China pay row pilots 'turn back'

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 9:44

Protesting Chinese airline pilots turn back mid-flight in a row over pay deals, according to state media.
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Jail for Chinese rights activist

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 6:59
related places: Beijing

China jails human rights activist Hu Jia for three-and-a-half years for "inciting subversion of state power".
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China confirms Xinjiang protests

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 10:48
related places: Xinjiang

China admits protests took place in the restive Xinjiang region last month, days after unrest in Tibet.
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Bollywood actor will carry torch

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 10:10

Aamir Khan says he will carry the Olympic torch even though he does not support China's crackdown in Tibet.
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Olympics 'worsening China rights'

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 4:36

China's human rights record is getting worse, not better, because of the Olympics, Amnesty International says.
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IOC warns China over web access

Tuesday, April 1st 2008, 11:06

China must ensure open access to the internet during the Beijing Games, Olympic officials say.
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Beijing welcomes Olympic torch

Monday, March 31st 2008, 10:03
related places: Beijing

The Olympic torch is taken to Tiananmen Square, as the flame lit by the Greeks starts a world tour.
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Olympic torch arrives in Beijing

Monday, March 31st 2008, 2:26
related places: Beijing

A plane carrying the Olympic torch lands in Beijing, as the flame lit by the Greeks starts a world tour.
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China seeks India Tibet backing

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 21:52
related countries: India India
related places: Beijing

A top Chinese official urges India to "understand and support" Beijing's policy towards Tibet.
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Nepal police halt Tibet protest

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 16:33
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepalese police arrest more than 100 Tibetan exiles and Buddhist monks near the Chinese embassy.
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Greece hands China Olympic torch

Sunday, March 30th 2008, 13:46
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Athens

The Olympic flame is passed to Chinese officials at an Athens ceremony, amid protests over Tibet.
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Foreign diplomats on Tibet visit

Saturday, March 29th 2008, 4:26
related places: Beijing

China takes a group of foreign diplomats to Tibet, following criticism of Beijing over its response to protests.
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Call for Olympic boycott rejected

Friday, March 28th 2008, 18:31

Several EU countries reject calls for a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
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Tibetan children in Nepal protest

Friday, March 28th 2008, 9:51
related countries: Nepal Nepal
related places: Kathmandu

Tibetan exile schoolchildren protest against China in the main UN compound in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
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Polish PM in Olympic snub

Thursday, March 27th 2008, 13:48
related countries: Poland Poland
related places: Beijing

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing.
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China 'fireworks' blast kills 22

Thursday, March 27th 2008, 1:38
related places: Xinjiang

A blast in in the north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang kills 22 people, state media report.
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Bush calls Hu to urge Tibet talks

Thursday, March 27th 2008, 1:23
related countries: United States United States

US President George W Bush calls his Chinese counterpart to urge him to begin talks with Tibet's Dalai Lama.
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'Many surrender' over Tibet riots

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 7:36

More than 660 protesters surrender after recent unrest in and around Tibet, Chinese state media reports.
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Rescuers find bodies in HK wreck

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 3:59
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Divers recover two bodies from a ship that sank off Hong Kong after colliding with a Chinese vessel.
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BBC website 'unblocked in China'

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 17:09

News stories on the BBC website are now accessible to people in China, after years of tight government control.
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China raps Olympic torch protest

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 11:54

China condemns as shameful a protest over Tibet at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece.
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US court jails 'agent of China'

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 3:32
related countries: United States United States
related places: Beijing

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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Olympic torch lit despite protest

Monday, March 24th 2008, 22:09
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Beijing

The Olympic torch is lit in Greece, in a ceremony briefly disrupted by pro-Tibet demonstrators.
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Tibetan riots continue in China

Monday, March 24th 2008, 20:26

Riots continue in Tibetan-populated areas of China, with state media reporting the death of a policeman.
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Taiwan victor promises China ties

Sunday, March 23rd 2008, 7:28
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan

Taiwan's newly-elected president says he wants to work for better political and commercial ties with China.
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Opposition's Ma wins Taiwan poll

Saturday, March 22nd 2008, 13:02
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan

Official results give opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou a large victory in Taiwan's presidential poll.
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China posts wanted list for Tibet

Saturday, March 22nd 2008, 5:41

Chinese authorities issue photos of 21 people wanted for anti-China riots in Tibet last week.
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US lawmaker seeks Tibet probe

Friday, March 21st 2008, 18:43
related countries: United States United States

Top US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi urges condemnation of China's Tibet policy after meeting the Dalai Lama in India.
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Tibet focus for Taiwan election

Friday, March 21st 2008, 7:41
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan

Presidential rivals campaign ahead of Saturday's polls, with Tibet protests focusing attention on ties with China.
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China locks down restive regions

Friday, March 21st 2008, 7:25
related countries: United States United States

China increases security in Tibet, as a leading US lawmaker urges international condemnation of its actions.
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Strong quake hits western China

Friday, March 21st 2008, 4:43
related places: Xinjiang

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurs in Xinjiang province in the northwest of China.
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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters'

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 21:20

China admits for the first time that police injured Tibetan demonstrators, during a protest near a monastery.
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China steps up Tibet crackdown

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 12:47
related places: Lhasa

Chinese officials say they have arrested 24 over Lhasa protests, as security in and around Tibet is tightened.
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Police 'bust Chinese slave-ring'

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 10:34

Police in China rescue 33 mentally disabled men who were forced to work as slaves, Chinese media report.
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Uighur Guantanamo inmate's plea

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 6:52

A letter from a Chinese Muslim inmate highlights harsh conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
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Dalai Lama urges Tibet dialogue

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 17:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

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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Protesters 'surrender in Tibet'

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 14:41

China says some 100 Tibetans have given themselves up in Lhasa, as new video emerges of protests elsewhere.
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Olympics: Kluft to skip heptathlon

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 8:55

Olympic champion Carolina Kluft will not defend her heptathlon title at the Beijing Games this year.
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Dalai Lama urges end to violence

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 21:00

The Dalai Lama calls for violence in Tibet to end and rejects China's claims he masterminded the unrest.
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China blames Dalai Lama for riots

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 12:02

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, organised recent unrest in Lhasa.
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China thanks India for Tibet move

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 6:53
related countries: India India

Chinese PM Wen Jiabao says he "appreciated" steps taken by Indian authorities in handling protests by Tibetans.
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Trial of Chinese activist begins

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 6:36
related places: Beijing

Human rights activist Hu Jia goes on trial in the Chinese capital, Beijing, charged with subversion.
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UN calls for restraint in Tibet

Monday, March 17th 2008, 22:43

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges both Chinese troops and protesters in Tibet to show restraint after days of rioting.
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Olympics: China boycott ruled out

Monday, March 17th 2008, 22:35

No governments have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, says IOC president Jacques Rogge.
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Tibet protester deadline passes

Monday, March 17th 2008, 16:28

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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Olympics: Beijing air not 'ideal'

Monday, March 17th 2008, 14:46
related places: Beijing

Olympic chiefs say Beijing's pollution will not harm athletes but admit performances may be affected and some events postponed.
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Tibet unrest spreads beyond Lhasa

Monday, March 17th 2008, 1:18
related places: Lhasa

Protests against Chinese rule spread beyond Tibet's main city of Lhasa, with deaths reported in Sichuan province.
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Taiwanese rally ahead of election

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 15:13
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan

Taiwan's two main political parties hold mass rallies, one week before the island holds its presidential election.
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'Eighty killed' in Tibetan unrest

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 11:11

At least 80 people were killed in anti-Chinese protests in Tibet, exiled Tibetans say - far more than China claimed.
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Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 6:29
related places: Beijing

The Dalai Lama says he fears more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies, in an exclusive BBC interview.
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China sets Tibet protest deadline

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 23:32

Tibetan officials give anti-China protesters until Monday to surrender after riots left at least 10 people dead.
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China leaders confirmed in office

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 8:20

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 Everest ban

Friday, March 14th 2008, 17:59
related countries: Nepal Nepal

Nepal agrees to China's request to block access to Mt Everest, amid fears of a protest by Tibetan activists.
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India holds Tibetans for 14 days

Friday, March 14th 2008, 11:54
related countries: India India

Tibetan refugees held in India while trying to march to the Chinese border face two weeks in custody.
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China admits Tibet monk protests

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 15:08
related places: Lhasa

Chinese officials admit that Tibetan monks have been protesting in the city of Lhasa this week.
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Indian police halt Tibetan march

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 15:07
related countries: India India

Police in India detain 100 Tibetan refugees trying to march to Tibet in protest over China hosting the Olympics.
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China hits back at US on rights

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 8:43
related countries: United States United States
related places: Beijing, Washington

China says Washington's rights record is "shocking", after a US report labels Beijing an authoritarian regime.
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Chinese medicine 'eases eczema'

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 0:01

A traditional Chinese herbal medicine of five herb extracts could benefit eczema patients, research suggests.
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Beijing rebuffs Olympics critics

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 11:03

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accuses "anti-China forces" of trying to politicise the Beijing Olympics.
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US report softens stance on China

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 23:59
related countries: United States United States

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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Indian Tibetans 'defy march ban'

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 11:54
related countries: India India

Tibetan refugees in India say they are defying a ban against them marching in protest over Chinese policy.
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China inflation hits fresh high

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 4:40

High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show.
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China inflation hits fresh high

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 4:40

High food prices drove Chinese consumer inflation to an 11-year high of 8.7% in February, figures show.
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Olympics: Marathon pollution fear

Monday, March 10th 2008, 16:00
related places: Beijing

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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India stops Tibet protest march

Monday, March 10th 2008, 15:12
related countries: India India

Indian police say that have banned exiles from marching to Tibet in protest against China holding the Olympics.
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Tibet exiles begin protest march

Monday, March 10th 2008, 12:23
related countries: India India

Tibetan exiles start a march from India to Tibet to pressurise China over human rights ahead of the Olympics.
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Big fall in China's trade surplus

Monday, March 10th 2008, 7:13

China's trade surplus unexpectedly falls sharply in February, and there are warning signs on inflation.
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China says militant plots foiled

Sunday, March 9th 2008, 20:18

Chinese officials say they have thwarted two plans, one to attack the Olympics and another to crash an airliner.
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'Severe' jobless problem in China

Sunday, March 9th 2008, 10:47

China says there are many more workers than jobs available but there is still a shortage of skilled workers.
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China court rejects death rulings

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 9:45

China's Supreme Court rejected 15% of all death sentences given by lower courts in 2007, officials say.
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China to crack down on pop stars

Friday, March 7th 2008, 12:52

China will impose stricter rules on foreign singers after Bjork caused controversy at a gig by shouting "Tibet, Tibet".
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Zambians sacked over China attack

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 9:03
related countries: Zambia Zambia

Some 500 Zambian mine workers are sacked after rioting and attacking a Chinese manager.
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North Koreans 'shot at frontier'

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 18:28

Fifteen North Koreans were executed after an attempt to flee into China, an aid group reports.
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Terracotta city tourists' ordeal

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 12:28
related countries: Aruba Aruba

A man is shot dead after taking 10 Australian tourists hostage in China's Terracotta Army city of Xian.
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Inflation tops China 2008 agenda

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 5:20

Tackling record levels of inflation is one of China's major tasks for this year, Premier Wen Jiabao says.
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Chinese beaten up in Zambia mines

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 13:46
related countries: Zambia Zambia

A Chinese manager at a Zambian copper mine is assaulted by protesting workers.
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China to raise military spending

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 9:38

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 in warning to Taiwan

Tuesday, March 4th 2008, 8:22
related countries: Taiwan Taiwan

China warns that Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian will "pay a dear price" if he moves towards independence.
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US to deport 'Pumpkin' case man

Saturday, March 1st 2008, 0:06
related countries: United States United States
related places: Pumpkin

A Chinese man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning his daughter is to be deported from the US.
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US and China agree hotline plan

Friday, February 29th 2008, 16:32
related countries: United States United States
related places: Shanghai

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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