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In China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection places under investigation Tianjin mayor Huang Xingguo, who is also serving as acting Communist Party Secretary.
2016-09-11

Three people are sentenced to death and one person given a life sentence for the 2014 Kunming attack in China's Xinjiang region.
2014-09-12

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges greater freedoms in Tibet, hours after two protesters are killed demanding the end of Chinese rule in the region; seven officials are also sacked for "neglecting state duties".
2012-02-10

A rebellion by villagers in Wukan, southern China, ends after authorities say they will release three protesters detained and agree to other demands.
2011-12-21

The People's Republic of China's only ratings house that grades sovereign entities, the Dagong Global Credit Rating Company, states that the United States is already defaulting on its debt by allowing the U.S. dollar to devalue against other currencies, diminishing the wealth of China as a U.S. creditor.
2011-06-10

Chineseexports for April reach a record level, attaining a total monthly value of US$155.69 billion.
2011-05-10

China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan conduct an anti-terror drill in the restive Xinjiang region of western China.
2011-05-7

Seven people are killed after steel box girders used for building an overpass overturn in Nanjing, China.
2010-11-27

The People's Republic of China reports an outbreak of the plague in Tibet, with 5 people infected and 1 fatality.
2010-09-26

A drunk man on a tractor kills 11 people and injures many others in a rampage in northern China.
2010-08-2