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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• October 3rd 2009 – September 11th 2009
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• March 16th 2009 – February 21st 2009
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• January 23rd 2009 – December 31st 2008
• December 29th 2008 – December 3rd 2008
• December 3rd 2008 – November 15th 2008
• November 15th 2008 – October 18th 2008
• October 18th 2008 – September 24th 2008
• September 23rd 2008 – August 24th 2008
• August 24th 2008 – August 13th 2008
• August 13th 2008 – August 1st 2008
• July 31st 2008 – July 14th 2008
• July 14th 2008 – June 20th 2008
• June 20th 2008 – May 29th 2008
• May 28th 2008 – May 7th 2008
• May 7th 2008 – April 15th 2008
• April 15th 2008 – March 25th 2008
• March 25th 2008 – March 7th 2008
• March 6th 2008 – February 3rd 2008
• February 2nd 2008 – January 3rd 2008
• January 3rd 2008 – November 24th 2007
• November 24th 2007 – October 19th 2007
• October 18th 2007 – September 14th 2007
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• January 11th 2007 – November 26th 2006
• November 25th 2006 – October 16th 2006
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• September 1st 2006 – July 27th 2006
• July 26th 2006 – June 8th 2006
• June 7th 2006 – April 26th 2006
• April 24th 2006 – March 22nd 2006
• March 21st 2006 – February 12th 2006
• February 11th 2006 – December 27th 2005
• December 27th 2005 – November 26th 2005
• November 26th 2005 – November 11th 2005

China: news

Musharraf makes Chinese oil plea

Tuesday, April 15th 2008, 7:29
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's President Musharraf urges China to build an oil pipeline that will connect both countries to the Gulf.
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China 'now top carbon polluter'

Monday, April 14th 2008, 23:11
related countries: United States

China has already overtaken the US as the world's biggest polluter, according to a new report by US scientists.
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Ma praises China-Taiwan meeting

Monday, April 14th 2008, 13:11
related countries: Taiwan

A landmark meeting has started to "thaw the ice" between China and Taiwan, says Taiwan's president-elect.
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Building ban for Beijing Olympics

Monday, April 14th 2008, 12:17

Beijing's building sites will close three weeks before the Olympics to help clear the city's skies of pollution.
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Tibet monks held over 'bomb plot'

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 8:36

China detains nine monks accused of a previously unreported bombing of a building in Tibet.
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Western press 'demonises' China

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 1:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

China's UK envoy accuses the Western media of demonising China and says Tibet has "complicated problems".
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Historic China-Taiwan talks held

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 12:39
related countries: Taiwan

China's President Hu holds a historic meeting with Taiwan's vice-president-elect amid hopes of improved ties.
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China defends Tibetan crackdown

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 8:12

China's president says a crackdown in Tibet is an internal matter, in the wake of Olympic torch protests.
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China says relay 'to go smoothly'

Friday, April 11th 2008, 11:42
related places: Beijing

China tries to reassure Olympic officials that the protest-hit torch relay, now in Argentina, will go smoothly.
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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
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
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
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 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 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

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
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

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

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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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

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

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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