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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• December 20th 2009 – November 16th 2009
• November 16th 2009 – October 20th 2009
• October 20th 2009 – September 29th 2009
• September 29th 2009 – September 6th 2009
• September 5th 2009 – August 10th 2009
• August 10th 2009 – July 19th 2009
• July 18th 2009 – June 30th 2009
• June 29th 2009 – June 1st 2009
• May 31st 2009 – April 29th 2009
• April 28th 2009 – April 2nd 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – March 11th 2009
• March 11th 2009 – February 16th 2009
• February 16th 2009 – January 20th 2009
• January 20th 2009 – December 25th 2008
• December 25th 2008 – November 28th 2008
• November 28th 2008 – November 6th 2008
• November 6th 2008 – October 12th 2008
• October 11th 2008 – September 19th 2008
• September 19th 2008 – August 21st 2008
• August 21st 2008 – August 11th 2008
• August 10th 2008 – July 29th 2008
• July 29th 2008 – July 10th 2008
• July 9th 2008 – June 16th 2008
• June 16th 2008 – May 24th 2008
• May 23rd 2008 – May 3rd 2008
• May 3rd 2008 – April 10th 2008
• April 10th 2008 – March 20th 2008
• March 20th 2008 – February 29th 2008
• February 29th 2008 – January 28th 2008
• January 28th 2008 – December 20th 2007
• December 19th 2007 – November 16th 2007
• November 15th 2007 – October 12th 2007
• October 12th 2007 – August 30th 2007
• August 29th 2007 – August 2nd 2007
• August 2nd 2007 – June 29th 2007
• June 28th 2007 – May 29th 2007
• May 28th 2007 – April 24th 2007
• April 24th 2007 – March 15th 2007
• March 15th 2007 – February 2nd 2007
• February 2nd 2007 – January 6th 2007
• January 5th 2007 – November 21st 2006
• November 20th 2006 – October 8th 2006
• October 8th 2006 – August 23rd 2006
• August 22nd 2006 – July 18th 2006
• July 17th 2006 – May 31st 2006
• May 30th 2006 – April 18th 2006
• April 17th 2006 – March 9th 2006
• March 9th 2006 – February 2nd 2006
• February 1st 2006 – December 23rd 2005
• December 23rd 2005 – November 22nd 2005
• November 21st 2005 – November 11th 2005

China: news

Hong Kong protest over Tiananmen

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 12:08
related countries: Hong Kong

Thousands march in Hong Kong ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen killings, in one of the few such events on Chinese soil.
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Back to Beijing

Saturday, May 30th 2009, 23:33

Kate Adie returns to Tiananmen, 20 years on
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Chinese woo business in Bangladesh

Saturday, May 30th 2009, 11:43
related countries: Bangladesh

Duncan Bartlett describes some of the tactics used by the Chinese they seek stronger business ties with Bangladesh.
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US presses Australia to take Uighurs

Saturday, May 30th 2009, 10:56
related countries: Australia

The US asks Australia to accept a group of Chinese Muslim detainees waiting to be freed from Guantanamo prison camp.
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Chinese ships 'quit Korea waters'

Friday, May 29th 2009, 12:53
related countries: North Korea, South Korea

Chinese shipping is said to be leaving North Korean waters after the North's threats of military action against South Korea.
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Tiananmen past

Thursday, May 28th 2009, 18:26

Key people recall events in Beijing 20 years ago
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Briton appeals China death term

Tuesday, May 26th 2009, 15:28
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK citizen sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in China is to plead his case at an appeal court.
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China farmers raid police station

Tuesday, May 26th 2009, 10:35

Hundreds of Chinese tea farmers attack a police station over a row about social security payments, state media reports.
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Pope urges China reconciliation

Monday, May 25th 2009, 23:31

Pope Benedict tells the official Chinese Patriotic Church and those who worship in secret to take steps towards reconciliation.
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China bridge jumper pushed over the edge by passer-by

Saturday, May 23rd 2009, 8:07

A Chinese man threatening to jump from a bridge receives a helping hand from a passer-by - who shoves him from the ledge.
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Chinese spa murder sparks concern

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 19:37

A Chinese hotel waitress who killed an alleged sex attacker is promised a fair trial following a wave of public sympathy.
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Arrests in Chinese slavery case

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 9:55

Chinese police arrest 10 people suspected of beating mentally disabled people forced to work as slaves in brick factories.
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China warns EU not to interfere

Wednesday, May 20th 2009, 16:27

China warns the EU not to interfere in its affairs, at a summit previously delayed by a row over Tibet.
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Last Tiananmen 'hooligan' freed

Tuesday, May 19th 2009, 12:57

China reportedly frees the last activist still jailed for 'hooliganism' relating to the Tiananmen democracy movement of 1989.
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Chinese couple's murderer convicted

Tuesday, May 19th 2009, 12:27
related countries: United Kingdom

A restaurant worker is found guilty of the brutal murders of a young Chinese couple at their home in the UK.
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Good friends

Tuesday, May 19th 2009, 9:06
related countries: United States

Brazil and China forge closer trade links
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PNG riots hit Chinese businesses

Monday, May 18th 2009, 7:03
related countries: Papua New Guinea

Asian-owned firms are looted in Papua New Guinea's two largest cities, amid simmering anti-Chinese sentiment.
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No sex please - erotic theme park knocked down after China re-think

Monday, May 18th 2009, 4:25

China tears down a sex education theme park set to offer workshops on technique and safe sex before it is even opened.
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Taiwanese march against president

Sunday, May 17th 2009, 8:35
related countries: Taiwan

Thousands of opposition supporters protest against the Taiwan president's policies of engagement with China.
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Obama names envoy to China

Saturday, May 16th 2009, 16:13
related countries: United States
related places: Utah

President Obama names a Mandarin-speaking Republican politician, Jon Huntsman, to be his ambassador to China.
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China readies itself for Love Land - its first sex theme park

Saturday, May 16th 2009, 14:36

China is building what is billed as its first sex theme park, aimed at improving both the sex education and the sex life of its visitors.
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Disgraced China official in new job

Friday, May 15th 2009, 9:11

A Chinese government official sacked for arranging a sight-seeing tour using public money is given a new post in a nearby city.
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Secret Tiananmen memoirs revealed

Thursday, May 14th 2009, 10:53

Memoirs of China's former leader Zhao Ziyang are published, recording his views on the Tiananmen crackdown.
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Road to recovery

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 9:30

Chinese boy's battle back to health after quake
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China asserts sea border claims

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 6:39

A UN commission hoping to agree new maritime boundaries looks set to pit China against some of its neighbours.
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China's industrial output eases

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 2:46

Industrial output in China slowed in April dropping to 7.3%, latest figures show, but retail sales enjoyed a boost.
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Chinese mark quake anniversary

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 13:59

China's president leads a ceremony on the first anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake, which claimed more than 85,000 lives.
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UK firms 'can be listed in China'

Monday, May 11th 2009, 19:51
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Beijing

Companies from the UK and other foreign countries will be able to have their shares traded on Chinese stock markets, Beijing has said.
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Chinese director defies film ban

Monday, May 11th 2009, 11:35

Controversial Chinese director Lou Ye will defy a five-year state ban on making films by premiering a new movie in Cannes.
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Swine flu found on China mainland

Monday, May 11th 2009, 5:54

China confirms its first case of swine flu on the mainland, and is searching for people in contact with the infected man.
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Nanjing massacre

Friday, May 8th 2009, 23:31
related countries: Japan

Film reveals legacy of distrust between China and Japan
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No blame in China school collapse

Friday, May 8th 2009, 7:10

China says it has found no evidence that human negligence caused schools to collapse during last year's earthquake.
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Chinese reveal child quake toll

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 10:58

China finally issues a figure for the number of children who died in the Sichuan quake - far lower than independent estimates.
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US jails China bankers for fraud

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 1:39
related countries: United States

Two former Bank of China managers and their wives are jailed in the US for embezzling $485m.
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Chinese anger at student ID theft

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 15:40

Reports that an official helped his daughter get into university by stealing another girl's identity cause outrage in China.
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'Climate threat' to Tibet region

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 11:31

Global warming is threatening to melt Tibet's glaciers, endangering millions of people, China's top weather official warns.
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China quake parents 'harassed'

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 5:33

Chinese parents who lost their children in the Sichuan quake fear they will not be allowed to mark the first anniversary.
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Pentagon warns over Chinese boats

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 16:55
related countries: United States

The Pentagon accuses Chinese fishing boats of "dangerous" manoeuvres near a US Navy ship in the Yellow Sea last week.
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Mexico starts China flu airlift

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 16:04

Dozens of Mexicans quarantined in China because of swine flu fears are being flown home on a chartered Mexican plane.
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China moves to resolve naval rows

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 13:58

China sets up a new department to deal with border and maritime issues, in a move to resolve disputes with its neighbours.
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Chinese officials told to smoke local cigarettes or else

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 6:45

A Chinese county orders officials to smoke a quarter of a million packs of locally-made cigarettes ever year to raise tax revenues.
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China denies flu discrimination

Monday, May 4th 2009, 14:43
related countries: Mexico

China denies it is discriminating against Mexican citizens, as it quarantines arrivals in a move to stem the spread of swine flu.
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Mexico and China in swine flu row

Sunday, May 3rd 2009, 14:56
related countries: Mexico
related places: Beijing

A row is growing between Mexico and China over Beijing's treatment of arrivals following the swine flu outbreak.
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China moves to curb virus spread

Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 12:05
related countries: Hong Kong, Mexico

China quarantines air passengers and suspends flights to and from Mexico, after a Hong Kong man is confirmed with swine flu.
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China database to track children

Friday, May 1st 2009, 12:27

China is setting up a DNA database to trace missing children, as officials struggle to tackle people trafficking.
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'Looted' Chinese relic auctioned

Thursday, April 30th 2009, 8:54
related countries: France
related places: Beijing, Paris

An 18th-Century jade Imperial seal is sold for 1.68m euros (£1.5m) at auction in Paris, despite protests by Beijing.
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Taiwan accepted into WHO meeting

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 17:28
related countries: Taiwan

Officials in Taiwan say China has dropped its objections to the island's participation in a key UN body, the WHO.
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Beijing medallists test positive

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 12:49
related countries: Bahrain, Italy
related places: Beijing

Bahrain athlete Rashid Ramzi, who won gold in the 1500m, and Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin, who won a silver, are among the six athletes who are found positive for doping in re-testing of Beijing samples.
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Cyclist Rebellin tests positive

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 8:25
related countries: Italy
related places: Beijing

Olympic cycling road race silver medallist Davide Rebellin from Italy is among the six athletes who are found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples.
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Japanese PM in Beijing for visit

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 6:54
related countries: Japan
related places: Beijing

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit expected to focus primarily on the economy.
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