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We have started to collect the most important news related to China in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
United StatesActivist Chen Guangcheng, in his first major US public appearance, says democratic change in China is slow but irreversible.
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KazakhstanThirteen bodies are found at a burnt-out border post near Kazakhstan's frontier with China and most of the dead are border-guards.
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Reports from Tibet say Chinese security forces have launched a wave of detentions in Lhasa following two self-immolations there on Sunday.
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Hundreds of workers went on the rampage in China following the death of a colleague allegedly over a wage dispute, reports say.
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'Lawlessness' could be the biggest challenge to China's political stability and must be tackled, activist Chen Guangcheng has said.
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African entrepreneurs open factories in China
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JapanChina will allow direct trading of the yuan and the Japanese yen next month, in a move aimed at promoting trade between Asia's two biggest economies.
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As China's economy continues to thrive, so does its building boom, with major cities attracting the world's top architects. But in the race for modernisation, some are now questioning whether China is sacrificing too much of its heritage, as Martin P
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Beijing's building boom sweeps away old neighbourhoods
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China's Communist Party expels a once-powerful former railways minister accused of serious corruption, state-run media report.
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Two men set themselves on fire in Lhasa and one dies, Chinese state media report, in what is said to be the first such case in the Tibetan capital.
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China opens up its banking system to private-sector investors, the latest move aimed at underpinning economic growth.
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China's most popular Twitter-like service, Weibo, adopts a new contract limiting the types of messages its users can post.
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EthiopiaWho really benefits from Chinese investment in Ethiopia?
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Chinese authorities arrest a former Communist Party official on suspicion of raping girls, after an outcry on microblogs.
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A stray dog has completed a 1700km journey across China after joining a cycle race from Sichuan province to Tibet.
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The extreme weather conditions in the Gobi desert in China are not stopping local red wine producers.
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NigeriaOfficials say dozens of Chinese traders arrested in Nigeria and accused of "economic scavenging" have now been released.
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A man has been detained in south-west China by police investigating the disappearance of as many as 17 young men in recent years, reports say.
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United StatesChina's Huawei files a complaint against InterDigital, accusing the US firm of abusing its position and charging ''exploitative'' fees for mobile patents.
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The older brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled the closely-guarded village where he lives for the capital, Beijing.
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Why great famine that devastated China is barely a footnote
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The older brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng flees his closely-guarded village to seek legal help for his son in Beijing.
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Police in eastern China detain a couple accused of burying an elderly woman alive after crashing their car into her.
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A three-year-old is captured on CCTV driving his toy scooter though a busy intersection in China.
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China's manufacturing activity contracted in May, a survey shows, indicating that the rate of growth in the economy is continuing to slow.
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China says it will take measures to boost demand and sustain growth amid fears of a slowdown in its economy.
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Beijing's city government has decreed that no public toilet should have more than two flies flying around at any time.
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Beijing authorities set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation that they should contain no more than two flies.
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PhilippinesThe Philippines says that more Chinese ships are at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, despite ongoing talks on the stand-off.
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China's local government 'chengguan' law enforcers are engaged in 'abusive conduct' that fuels public resentment, a report says.
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Lenovo, the world's second largest PC maker, reports big rise in annual profits thanks to strong demand for its products in China.
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JapanJapan's exports rise less-than-forecast in April hurt by a drop in shipments to China and Western Europe.
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RussiaThe Beijing Symphony Orchestra sacks a Russian cellist after footage of him being rude to a fellow train passenger is posted online.
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United StatesGoogle's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government.
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United StatesVast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.
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The BBC's John Sudworth meets the Chinese entrepreneurs targeting the world's biggest mobile phone market.
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China's booming market in mobile-phone apps
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A Chinese businesswoman who received a death sentence for fraud is given a two-year reprieve, suggesting the sentence will probably be commuted to life in jail.
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United StatesChinese regulators approve Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through.
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United StatesUS internet company Yahoo says it has reached a deal to sell part of its stake in China's biggest internet company Alibaba Group.
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United StatesChinese conglomerate Wanda Group agrees to buy US Cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6bn, making it the biggest movie theatre owner globally.
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The 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea by unidentified North Koreans have been released and back in China, reports say.
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United StatesChinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York with his wife and children to begin a new life in the United States.
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United StatesChinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis.
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United StatesChinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy caused a diplomatic crisis, leaves China on a plane heading for the US.
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An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.
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The Chinese who actually like cheese... stir-fried of course!
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Shares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.
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CanadaLai Changxing, extradited from Canada to China to face smuggling and bribery charges, is jailed for life in China, state media says.
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Relatives of Chen Guangcheng describe beatings meted out by local officials after the Chinese activist's escape from house arrest last month.
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Chinese property prices continued to fall during April after the government kept policies in place to curb speculation.
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China, the world's biggest producer of rare earths, will allow more companies to export it, after they met environment standards.
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United StatesThe US says it will impose import tariffs of about 30% on Chinese solar companies, saying China is flooding it with subsidised products.
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Relatives of the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, have given detailed accounts of the torture and retribution they have allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities.
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China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.
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Unidentified North Koreans holding 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea demand payment for their release, Chinese media reports.
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he and his family have completed passport applications and officials say they should be ready in 15 days.
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Chinese demand for gold hit a record in the first quarter of 2012 and it remains the world's biggest market for gold, the World Gold Council says.
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How an ageing population threatens China's economy
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Communist Party veterans write to China's president to urge him to sack security chief Zhou Yongkang for supporting disgraced politician Bo Xilai.
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United StatesChinese dissident Chen Guangcheng tells the US Congress of "a pattern" of harassment against his relatives, in a second telephone conversation.
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What does security chief's speech say about China's power struggle?
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Beijing authorities say they have launched a 100-day crackdown on foreigners residing or working in the city illegally.
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Foreign direct investment in China falls for a sixth straight month in April, as worries persist over the health of the country's economy.
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Australia, United StatesChina has raised concerns over growing military ties between Australia and the US, says the Australian foreign minister as he meets officials in Beijing.
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Company in China specialises in building modular high buildings in short time frames.
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United KingdomChina has denied claims that it hatched a plot to kill the Dalai Lama by sending female agents to poison him, after a report in a British newspaper.
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South KoreaChinese President Hu Jintao meets the leaders of South Korea and Japan, as the three countries agree to begin negotiations on a free-trade pact.
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China cuts the amount banks have to hold in reserve in a bid to boost its slowing economy.
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Some 40 people are now reported to have died and 18 are still missing after rain and hail storms in Gansu, north-western China.
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China denies reports its military forces are preparing for war amid tensions over a disputed territory in the South China Sea.
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Positive views of the EU and Europe in 2012 fall sharply on last year, while China's ratings rise, according to a BBC poll.
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United StatesChen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who escaped house arrest and hid in the US embassy, says there is no progress on his passport application.
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The latest data from China indicates that the country's economy is continuing to slow, raising the prospect of monetary policy easing.
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PhilippinesSeveral hundred protesters wave flags and placards at the Chinese embassy in the Philippine capital over a month-long maritime stand-off with China.
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United StatesBlind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled house arrest and spent six days in the US embassy, says his family is under intensified pressure from the authorities.
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PhilippinesWhat lies behind China's dispute with the Philippines
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