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China's National Space Administration says it is working on a program to land a rover on Mars by 2020.
2016-04-22

The President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou visits Taiping Island, Taiwan's largest island in the South China Sea, despite the United States warning it could provoke diplomatic tensions with the People's Republic of China and other nations in the area.
2016-01-28

Guo Jinlong resigns as the Mayor of the Chinese capital Beijing with Wang Anshun appointed as the acting mayor.
2012-07-25

A court in Beijing intends to hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on charges of tax evasion by the People's Republic of China.
2012-05-8

Over 600 people are poisoned by lead in Zhejiang, eastern China.
2011-06-12

Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers Jiang Tianyong and Liu Xiaoyuan are released.
2011-04-20

Online calls for "Jasmine Revolution" and protest continue in China, as several people are detained.
2011-02-23

Two judges are fired and a court official suspended in China over a life sentence imposed on a man who evaded thousands in motorway toll fees. The ruling is also overturned.
2011-01-17

Hundreds of people march in Hong Kong to demand the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo ahead of the Nobel Prize ceremony on Friday.
2010-12-5