News: China

We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to China – overview

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• January 7th 2010 – December 17th 2009
• December 17th 2009 – November 14th 2009
• November 13th 2009 – October 19th 2009
• October 18th 2009 – September 25th 2009
• September 25th 2009 – September 3rd 2009
• September 2nd 2009 – August 8th 2009
• August 7th 2009 – July 17th 2009
• July 16th 2009 – June 26th 2009
• June 26th 2009 – May 29th 2009
• May 28th 2009 – April 26th 2009
• April 26th 2009 – April 1st 2009
• March 31st 2009 – March 9th 2009
• March 8th 2009 – February 12th 2009
• February 12th 2009 – January 15th 2009
• January 14th 2009 – December 22nd 2008
• December 22nd 2008 – November 26th 2008
• November 26th 2008 – November 4th 2008
• November 4th 2008 – October 9th 2008
• October 8th 2008 – September 16th 2008
• September 16th 2008 – August 20th 2008
• August 20th 2008 – August 10th 2008
• August 10th 2008 – July 28th 2008
• July 27th 2008 – July 8th 2008
• July 7th 2008 – June 15th 2008
• June 15th 2008 – May 22nd 2008
• May 22nd 2008 – April 30th 2008
• April 30th 2008 – April 8th 2008
• April 7th 2008 – March 19th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – February 26th 2008
• February 26th 2008 – January 23rd 2008
• January 23rd 2008 – December 15th 2007
• December 14th 2007 – November 9th 2007
• November 8th 2007 – October 8th 2007
• October 8th 2007 – August 27th 2007
• August 27th 2007 – July 30th 2007
• July 30th 2007 – June 26th 2007
• June 26th 2007 – May 25th 2007
• May 25th 2007 – April 19th 2007
• April 19th 2007 – March 9th 2007
• March 9th 2007 – January 30th 2007
• January 29th 2007 – January 3rd 2007
• January 3rd 2007 – November 12th 2006
• November 11th 2006 – October 4th 2006
• October 3rd 2006 – August 18th 2006
• August 18th 2006 – July 10th 2006
• July 10th 2006 – May 22nd 2006
• May 22nd 2006 – April 16th 2006
• April 14th 2006 – March 8th 2006
• March 8th 2006 – January 25th 2006
• January 25th 2006 – December 18th 2005
• December 16th 2005 – November 20th 2005
• November 18th 2005 – November 11th 2005

China: news

Arrests follow China tower fire

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 10:16

Chinese police detain 12 people, including a senior state TV staffer, for a fatal fire at the station's new headquarters in Beijing.
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Out of control

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 8:05
related places: Beijing

The Beijing fireworks party that went wrong
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China seeks broader Africa role

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 3:46
related countries: Mali, Mauritius, Senegal

China's president is visiting Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Mauritius, aiming to show China seeks a stronger position in Africa.
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China to build Mecca rail system

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 11:52
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Mecca

China is to build a new railway system linking the main sites of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, in Saudi Arabia.
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China's exports see sharp decline

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 7:13

China's exports dropped 17.5% in January from a year earlier, the biggest drop in more than 10 years, official data shows.
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Chinese whispers

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 1:10

Criticism of China's human-rights record softening?
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China seeks to bolster Saudi ties

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 14:52
related countries: Saudi Arabia

China's president is in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of his overseas tour, with energy at the top of the agenda.
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Man denies China PM shoe charge

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 11:09

A man appears in court in Cambridge accused of throwing a shoe at the Chinese Prime Minister.
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Fatal fire destroys Beijing hotel

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 9:32
related places: Beijing

Chinese state TV is blamed for a fire at a landmark hotel in Beijing, in which a firefighter died.
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Chinese consumer inflation slides

Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 6:21

China's consumer price index hits a new low, but fears surround pressures on food prices.
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China submits rights record to UN

Monday, February 9th 2009, 16:14

China presents an eagerly-awaited report on its rights record to the UN in Geneva.
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China pursues Latin America ties

Monday, February 9th 2009, 6:19

Two senior Chinese officials visit Latin America in pursuit of closer economic links and new trading partners.
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Water delay

Sunday, February 8th 2009, 16:05

Chinese scheme to divert Yangtze River is four years late
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China falls in global opinion

Friday, February 6th 2009, 2:10
related countries: Russia

Global public views of Russia and China have slipped considerably in the past year, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
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Russia and China seen negatively

Friday, February 6th 2009, 0:01
related countries: Russia

Global public views of Russia and China have slipped considerably in the past year, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
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China declares drought emergency

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 12:40

China declares an emergency in north and central drought-hit regions, where nearly four million people are short of water.
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India denies Chinese sub reports

Thursday, February 5th 2009, 5:21
related countries: India

India denies Chinese media reports that an Indian submarine was forced to surface after a stand-off with Chinese warships.
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Chinese anger at UK shoe-thrower

Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 11:26
related countries: United Kingdom

China reacts with indignation over an incident in which a shoe was thrown at Premier Wen Jiabao in the UK.
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Chinese migrant job losses mount

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 11:33

China says 20 million migrant workers have lost their jobs during the economic downturn.
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Brown calls for China trade boost

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 10:48
related countries: United Kingdom

Prime Minister Gordon Brown urges greater collaboration to increase trade between the UK and China.
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Brown and Chinese PM hold talks

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 3:39
related countries: United Kingdom

Gordon Brown is to meet Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on the last day of the leader's three-day visit to the UK.
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Chinese PM greeted by protesters

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 17:05
related countries: United Kingdom

Five pro-Tibetan protesters are arrested for trying to approach Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his three-day UK visit.
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China birth defects 'up sharply'

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 9:34

Pollution in China has caused an alarming rise in the number of babies with birth defects, a senior official says.
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China firework bar blaze kills 15

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 2:40

At least 15 people die in a fire in a bar in south-east China, believed to have been started by fireworks, says state media.
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Chinese prime minister visits UK

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 14:44
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

China's PM arrives in London as part of a European tour coinciding with the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Obama and Hu 'urge closer ties'

Friday, January 30th 2009, 21:46
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama phones China's Hu Jintao - and is quoted in Chinese media as calling for stronger bilateral links.
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Strong as an ox?

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 15:43

What 2009 holds for the migrant workers of China
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China's Tibet action sparks plea

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 13:18
related places: Lhasa

Tibet's leaders-in-exile appeal for international intervention in a Chinese security crackdown in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.
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Crisis 'has hit China's economy'

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 16:52

China's Premier Wen Jiabao says although the global downturn has had an impact, his country can deal with it.
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Hong Kong rebel

Monday, January 26th 2009, 20:57

The Chinese tycoon taking a stand for democracy
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Parties see in Chinese New Year

Monday, January 26th 2009, 12:42

Chinese people around the world celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year with parties, incense and prayers.
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In pictures

Monday, January 26th 2009, 10:33

Millions welcome in Chinese Year of the Ox
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Serena secures fourth-round place

Saturday, January 24th 2009, 4:55
related countries: Aruba

Serena Williams produces an uneven performance against China's Peng Shuai but still reaches the last 16 of the Australian Open.
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N Korea's Kim meets China envoy

Friday, January 23rd 2009, 18:02
related countries: North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, rarely seen since a reported stroke last year, meets a visiting Chinese official.
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Audio slideshow

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 15:39

Chinese migrants going home for New Year
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Chinese milk scam duo face death

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 12:02

Two men get the death penalty and an ex-dairy boss gets life for China's tainted milk scandal which left thousands of children ill.
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Britain and China 'to co-operate'

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 6:47
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain is to make improving relations with China a "major priority" in the years ahead, the foreign secretary is to announce
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China's economic growth slows

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 6:31

Chinese economic growth slowed to 9% last year after a fall in exports, its lowest rate of growth for seven years.
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East Asia nations hit by downturn

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 5:09
related countries: South Korea

China and South Korea announce sharp falls in economic growth, as the global downturn sweeps through east Asia.
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China to pour $120bn into health

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 16:22

China says it will spend more than $120bn revamping the country's healthcare system in the next three years.
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Authors urge Liu Xiaobo release

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 12:34

More than 300 major authors have signed a petition in support of the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
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Obama speech censored in China

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 11:45
related countries: United States

China has censored parts of US President Barack Obama's inauguration speech on websites and state TV.
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Fresh warning on China bird flu

Tuesday, January 20th 2009, 16:51

A health expert says China could face an upsurge in human bird flu cases and needs to work harder on the issue.
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Chinese PM's trip 'snubs France'

Tuesday, January 20th 2009, 11:17
related countries: France

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is due to travel to Europe next week - but his trip will pointedly exclude France.
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China 'wants strong links to US'

Tuesday, January 20th 2009, 8:54
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

China's defence ministry says it wants closer military ties with the US as it releases its biennial survey of defence issues.
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Cheats compete for top China jobs

Monday, January 19th 2009, 10:46

About 1,000 Chinese applicants for prized jobs in the civil service are caught cheating, some with technology used by spies.
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New death from bird flu in China

Monday, January 19th 2009, 4:14

The deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu claims its second victim this year in China, as a toddler with the disease struggles to survive.
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China treats toddler for bird flu

Sunday, January 18th 2009, 5:32

A Chinese girl aged two is critically ill with bird flu, in the second case reported by China in as many weeks.
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Chinese women 'want more babies'

Friday, January 16th 2009, 10:44

Some 70% of Chinese women want to have more than the one child allowed by law, according to newly-released state research.
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Saudis deport Chinese labourers

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 17:00
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Twenty-three Chinese builders are deported by Saudi Arabia after protesting that their pay was too low.
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