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The International Monetary Fund modifies its benchmark currency basket to include the yuan of the People's Republic of China. The basket also includes the U.S. dollar, the euro, the pound sterling, and the Japanese yen.
2015-11-30

The International Air Transport Association calls for the United Nations to intervene in the dispute between the People's Republic of China and the European Union over airlines' involvement in the EU's carbon tax scheme for airlines.
2012-02-12

Amnesty International calls on the People's Republic of China to stop the harassment, arbitrary detention and torture of human rights lawyers.
2011-06-30

Vietnam accuses the People's Republic of China of "violating" its sovereignty after Chinese ships damaged a Petrovietnam boat in the disputed Spratly Islands.
2011-05-28

The People's Republic of China gets rid of the death penalty for 13 non-violent economic crimes.
2011-02-25

Three people are arrested in China's Guangdong Province in relation to a $90 million gold heist, the biggest in Hong Kong history.
2010-12-4

Seven people are killed and one missing after a blast at a coal mine in Sichuan, China.
2010-10-29

China defends its censorship of the internet in a document laying out the government's attitude towards the web.
2010-06-8

Hackers based in China access classified Indian documents, emails of the Dalai Lama, offices of the United Nations and the Pakistani embassy in the United States.
2010-04-6

China increases controls on the internet, requiring anyone who wishes to set up a website to produce identification and meet regulators.
2010-02-23