Sources: Xinhua
Wang Yu-chi resigns as Taiwan's Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council responsible for maintaining relations with the People's Republic of China. 2015-02-10
At least eleven people die in China's Guangdong Province when a bridge collapses while being built. 2014-05-4
Japanese cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindō visits the controversial Yasukuni Shrine potentially causing conflict with the Philippines, South Korea and the People's Republic of China. 2013-10-18
The central banks of the European Union, Great Britain, and the People's Republic of China, in what appears to be a co-ordinated action, each loosen their respective monetary systems. 2012-07-5
The population of the village of Wukan in southern China revolt over the death of a local man who led protests against a land grab; local officials and police flee. 2011-12-14
More than 20 quarry workers are buried by a landslide in Luojiang near the Chinese resort city of Guilin. 2011-05-9
2011 Chinese protests:Police in China show up in force in several cities after a call for a "Jasmine Revolution", and disperse protesters in Beijing and Shanghai. [http:--www.sify.com-news-protesters-gather-in-beijing-shanghai-news-international-lcurOdjfcii.html (Sify India)] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-pacific-12517909 (BBC)]2011 Iranian protests:Iranians are invited to attend a protest rally in Tehran and other cities in commememoration of the two people killed while attempting to demonstrate for better freedoms last week. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-middleeast-2011-02-20112197512326286.html (Al Jazeera)]Mehdi Karroubi, the opposition leader under house arrest, calls for his trial to take place in public so that people can "get to know the truth". He posts the request on his website since he cannot leave his house to personally deliver it. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-middleeast-2011-02-201122053957526278.html (Al Jazeera)]2011 Iranian protests:2011-02-20
China records a trade surplus of $6.5 billion for January, less than expected. 2011-02-14
The cables also reveal that foreign envoys to China from India, Japan, the EU and some African countries complained about the country's "aggressive" nature and that it was "losing friends worldwide". 2010-12-6
China becomes the largest exporting country, pushing Germany from first place. 2010-01-6