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.

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China: news

China fury at US military report

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 10:41
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing, Asia

Beijing reacts angrily to a report by the Pentagon, which says China's military power is shifting Asia's military balance.
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US concerned over assertive China

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 5:08
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

The US reports on China's increasing "disruptive" military reach and calls for more transparency from Beijing.
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China puts rampant desert gerbils "on the pill"

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 16:21

Chinese authorities use contraceptive pills to cut down the number of gerbils in a province plagued by the rodents.
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China's ICBC says 2008 profit up

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 11:21

China's ICBC, the world's biggest bank by market value, says its net profit for 2008 rose by a third to a record for the bank.
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China says Tibet video is 'a lie'

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 8:03

China says video which allegedly shows Chinese security personnel beating Tibetans after last year's unrest is not accurate.
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China 'blocks YouTube video site'

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 12:04

China reportedly blocks YouTube because of footage that purports to show soldiers beating monks and other Tibetans.
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State executions 'almost double'

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 9:08

The number of state executions almost doubled worldwide in 2008, with China accounting for most deaths, Amnesty says.
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Fury as South Africa bans Dalai Lama

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 14:13

Archbishop Tutu and FW De Klerk condemn South Africa's government for refusing a visa for the Dalai Lama.
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China plans musical based on Karl Marx's Das Kapital

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 11:24

A Chinese director is planning to stage a musical based on the founding text of communism, Karl Marx's Das Kapital.
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Pyramid scam ringleader convicted

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 8:11
related places: Beijing

A Chinese man who masterminded a massive pyramid scheme in Beijing has been jailed for 15 years.
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Tibetan monks 'held after riot'

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 12:41
related places: Qinghai

Chinese police hold 93 monks after a riot in an ethnically Tibetan area of Qinghai province, state media say.
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N Korea restores military hotline

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 6:59
related countries: North Korea

North Korea restores a military hotline with the South and confirms it is detaining two US reporters.
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Chinese guard shot dead in attack

Friday, March 20th 2009, 12:16
related places: Chongqing

A Chinese soldier is shot dead while on sentry duty at a military garrison in Chongqing, state media report.
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North Korea 'holds US reporters'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 11:19
related countries: North Korea, United States

North Korean troops have reportedly arrested two American journalists near a river on the border with China.
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A secret land

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 9:42
related countries: North Korea

A glimpse of life on the Chinese border with North Korea
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China 'to step up naval patrols'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 8:23

China says it plans to increase patrols in the South China Sea to protect its territory from other countries' "unfounded claims".
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North Korea 'holds US reporters'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 5:01
related countries: North Korea, United States

North Korean troops arrest at least one Korean-American journalists near the border with China, South Korean media say.
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Dinosaurs may have been fuzzy, not scaly, a fossil find suggests

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 18:59

A fossil discovery in China prompts researchers to question the scaly image of dinosaurs.
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World Bank lowers China forecast

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:27

The World Bank cuts its forecast of China's economic growth in 2009 to 6.5% from 7.5% because of falling demand for its exports.
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Coke's China juice move collapses

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 8:03

The Chinese authorities reject a $2.4bn bid by Coca-Cola for the country's biggest maker of fruit juice.
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China concerned by Korea tensions

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 9:23
related countries: North Korea

China voices its concern over growing tensions on the Korean peninsula, as North Korea's premier begins a five-day visit.
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China seeks export carbon relief

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 5:23

China says importers of Chinese-made goods should pay for carbon emitted during their manufacture.
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China athletes 'faked their age'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 15:55

Thousands of young athletes in southern China are faking their age to gain an advantage over their rivals, a study suggests.
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Karmapa softens stance on China

Monday, March 16th 2009, 15:11
related places: Beijing

Tibetan Buddhism's third-highest figure speaks of his admiration for Chinese culture, suggesting a softer line on Beijing.
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Foreign investment in China falls

Monday, March 16th 2009, 9:09

Foreign investment in China fell in January and February as overseas firms were hit by the global recession, figures show.
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US reassures China on investment

Friday, March 13th 2009, 19:36
related countries: United States

Barack Obama's chief economic adviser assures China its $1tn (£0.7tn) worth of investment in the US is safe.
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China 'can boost stimulus plan'

Friday, March 13th 2009, 11:07

China's Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing can boost its economic stimulus package should the global crisis deepen.
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US and China try to resolve row

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 22:32
related countries: United States

The US president urges more contact with China's military, but tensions remain over last weekend's naval confrontation.
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Testing times for China's economy

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 11:34

Travelling around China, Robert Peston investigates how the country is dealing with the global financial crisis.
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In pictures

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 7:30

China looks to rural areas to boost the economy
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China factory output growth slows

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 7:10

Industrial production growth in China slowed in January and February, as the world economic downturn hit demand for exports.
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US and China 'vow to avoid rows'

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 22:16
related countries: United States

The US and China will work to avoid clashes like the current sea dispute, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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China's exports in sharp decline

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 10:20

Chinese exports sank 25% in February from a year ago, figures show, as demand for the country's goods overseas falls.
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Workers die on China rail project

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 4:26

At least nine workers die when a railway construction site in China's Jiangsu province collapses.
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Tibetan people 'put through hell'

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 14:14

The Dalai Lama attacks Chinese rule in his Tibetan homeland, saying his people have experienced "hell on Earth".
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China hits out at US on navy row

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 10:04
related countries: United States
related places: Hainan

China says a US Navy ship involved in a confrontation with its vessels off Hainan island broke international law.
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Chinese prices record rare fall

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 8:10

Chinese consumer prices showed an annual fall in February for the first time since 2002, figures show.
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Blasts ahead of Tibet anniversary

Monday, March 9th 2009, 10:00

Two bombs explode in western China, amid tight security ahead of the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.
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China 'will not have democracy'

Monday, March 9th 2009, 9:55

China will never adopt Western-style democracy and introduce a multi-party system, its top legislator says.
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Rival strategies

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 0:43
related countries: India, Nepal

India and China compete for influence in Nepal
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China warns on Xinjiang stability

Friday, March 6th 2009, 12:12
related places: Xinjiang

Maintaining stability in the restive Xinjiang region will be a more difficult task this year, a top Chinese official says.
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China 'decisive' on economy

Friday, March 6th 2009, 9:29

China's central bank governor says China will be quick, decisive and flexible in responding to the world economic situation.
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China denies YSL auction bid role

Friday, March 6th 2009, 9:02
related countries: France
related places: Paris

China says it had nothing to do with false bidding for two looted sculptures from Yves Saint Laurent's art auction in Paris.
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Peston in China

Friday, March 6th 2009, 8:00

China's growing budget deficit is still a flea bite
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Tibet 'calm' ahead of anniversary

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 11:47

Tibet's China-appointed governor says he does not expect major unrest around next week's 50th anniversary of a failed uprising.
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China 'faces most difficult year'

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 9:21

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says the country faces unprecedented challenges, as he gives details of its economic stimulus plans.
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Peston in China

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 7:44

China's growing budget deficit is still a flea bite
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China offers Taiwan peace talks

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 2:27
related countries: Taiwan

China is ready to talk to Taiwan about ending hostilities, Chinese PM Wen Jiabao tells the annual session of the parliament.
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Shares up on China stimulus hopes

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 1:43

Share prices around the world jump amid hopes China will announce an expansion to its economic stimulus plan.
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Peston in China

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 11:20

Witnessing 1920s-style market mania in south China
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Voting rights

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 10:56

Do Chinese MPs have any real political power?
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China to boost military spending

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 6:48

China says it will increase military spending by a "modest" 14.9% this year to 480.6bn yuan ($70.2bn; £50bn).
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China talks for US envoy on N Korea

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 14:46
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Beijing

The new US envoy on North Korea arrives in Beijing for talks aimed at breathing life into the stalled nuclear deal.
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'No Tibetan protests' in Sichuan

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 10:35

A Chinese official rejects campaigners' reports of protests in a Tibetan-populated area of south-west China.
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China relics buyer refuses to pay

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 15:22
related countries: France
related places: Paris

A Chinese man who won two looted bronze sculptures at a Paris auction refuses to pay - as an "act of patriotism".
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West 'uses Tibet to attack China'

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 12:27

China publishes a white paper praising its rule in Tibet and accusing the West of trying to inflame tensions there.
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Chinese probe crashes into moon

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 20:44
related places: Beijing

The Chinese lunar probe Chang'e 1 crashes into the moon in what Beijing describes as a controlled collision.
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China enacts tough new food law

Saturday, February 28th 2009, 19:19

China passes a strict new food safety law, after a series of scandals involving food processing companies.
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Tibetan monk 'shot' while on fire

Saturday, February 28th 2009, 14:27
related places: Beijing

A Tibetan monk is shot after setting fire to himself during a protest against Beijing's rule, reports say.
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China denounces US 'rights abuse'

Friday, February 27th 2009, 11:12
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

Two days after a US report criticised China's rights record, Beijing retaliates with a fiery critique of life in the US.
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China told to end Tiananmen taboo

Friday, February 27th 2009, 5:30

Mothers whose children were killed in Tiananmen Square in 1989 urge China's leaders to investigate their deaths.
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Two navies 'thwart pirate raids'

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 12:35
related countries: Italy

Ships from the Chinese and Danish navies prevent pirates from seizing cargo ships in two separate attacks, reports say.
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China condemns Christie's auction

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 10:35

China says Christie's auction house must face consequences for what Beijing calls its illegal sale of two bronze artefacts.
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China rights 'worsened', says US

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 10:31
related countries: United States

China's human rights record worsened in some areas in 2008 despite the Beijing Olympics, the US state department says.
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China condemns Christie's auction

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 4:44

China says Christie's auction house must face consequences for what China calls its illegal sale of two bronze artefacts.
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18th-Century statues claimed by China sold at YSL auction

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 22:53
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Two 18th-Century statues claimed by China are sold at the Paris auction of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's collection.
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Chinese set themselves on fire

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 14:34
related places: Beijing

Three people with "grievances" set themselves on fire near Tiananmen Square in the Chinese capital, state media reports.
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China tainted pork makes 70 sick

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 12:47

Pork products contaminated with the steroid clenbuterol make at least 70 people sick in southern China.
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Russia defends sinking cargo ship

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 17:09
related countries: Indonesia, Russia

Russia defends its firing on a Chinese- and Indonesian- crewed ship that sank, leaving eight crew dead.
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Toll climbs in China mine blast

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 8:35

More than 70 miners die and dozens more are trapped underground after a gas blast, Chinese state media report.
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Clinton wraps up first Asian trip

Sunday, February 22nd 2009, 6:24
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Chinese civil society leaders in Beijing on the final day of her first foreign trip.
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Clinton urges stronger China ties

Saturday, February 21st 2009, 13:37
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for a deeper US-China partnership on the economy and climate change.
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Beijing seeks to block sale of Yves Saint Laurent's Chinese relics

Friday, February 20th 2009, 17:43

China launches a legal case aimed at removing two 18th Century statues from an auction of art owned by Yves Saint Laurent.
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Clinton arrives for Chinese talks

Friday, February 20th 2009, 11:55
related countries: United States
related places: Beijing

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Beijing, with the global economic crisis and climate change likely to top the agenda.
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Slump hits China multinationals

Friday, February 20th 2009, 9:39

Nearly 70% of multinational firms in China plan to cut recruitment, and more than a quarter have laid off staff, a survey suggests.
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Job seekers

Friday, February 20th 2009, 1:02

China's factory towns hard-hit by economic slump
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China lets it snow to end drought

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 15:24
related places: Beijing

The Chinese capital, Beijing, is covered in artificially-induced snow after cloud-seeding ends its longest drought in decades.
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China calls for ship sinking inquiry

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 15:24
related countries: Russia
related places: Nakhodka

China calls on Russia to carry out an investigation after a shooting incident involving a Chinese-owned vessel off Nakhodka.
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Sweden accepts ex-Guantanamo man

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 15:46
related countries: Sweden

A Chinese Muslim who was held in Guantanamo Bay for almost five years is granted permission to stay in Sweden indefinitely.
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