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The Russian Navy and China's People's Liberation Army Navy begin joint military drills in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
2024-07-14

The death toll from the floods and landslides in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, increases to 47 people.
2024-06-21

At least nine people are killed and 15 others are missing during landslides caused by floods in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, China.
2024-06-18

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party closes in Beijing, China. The party's new 205-member Central Committee, elected by delegates at the end of the week-long congress, did not include outgoing Premier Li Keqiang or former Guangdong party secretary Wang Yang, who had been seen as a potential replacement as premier. The Сongress has been described as strengthening the power of Xi Jinping, who is likely to be re-elected as General Secretary tomorrow.
2022-10-22

The severity of the energy crisis in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces of China is reported as worsening, with power outages occurring every week and "notices{{nbsp}}... telling us which days the following week that they will cut the power". Some factories report receiving power for only two or three days per week and are operating primarily on generators. China has also placed large bids for coal that are causing supply issues in locations as far away as Ukraine.
2021-10-8

China reimposes travel restrictions in Guangdong province that require anyone travelling by plane, train, bus, or private vehicle after 10:00 p.m. to present nucleic acid test results from within the past 72 hours amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
2021-05-31

At least 12 people die in the southern Chinese city of Macau as a result of flooding caused by Typhoon Hato. Four more people die in neighbouring Guangdong province.
2017-08-24

Chinese authorities also announce the indictment of former Guangdong official Zhu Mingguo, former Jinan CPC party chief Wang Min, and former Taiyuan party chief Chen Chuanping, all on charges of corruption.
2015-02-17

Two women in Jieyang, Guangdong, PRC, are executed for counterfeiting nearly 300 million yuan RMB.
2012-05-20

Ming Ming, the oldest panda in the world, dies at the age of 34 in Guangdong, China.
2011-05-17