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Xi Jinping is chosen as the General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party and the next leader of the People's Republic of China.
2012-11-15

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

At least 11 people, including 5 suspects, are killed and 15 others are injured on Sunday's violence in China's Xinjiang region, raising the death toll to 20 over the weekend attacks in Kashgar.
2011-08-1

Chinese authorities continue a crackdown on dissent, with some activists placed on labour camps according to rights groups.
2011-04-13

The Yonhap news agency in South Korea reports that the People's Republic of China has reinforced fences and increased patrols along its border with North Korea in order to stop a flow of refugees.
2011-03-30

Protests by Tibetan students against a new language policy making Chinese the official teaching language spread in China, with a demonstration taking place at the Minzu University of China in Beijing.
2010-10-22

Authorities in China sentence Chinese-American geologist Xue Feng to 8 years in prison for "selling state secrets"; the U.S. expresses "dismay" at the sentence.
2010-07-5

9 people, including 7 children, are killed at a school near Hanzhong city, Shaanxi, China.
2010-05-12

A severe sandstorm affecting northern parts of China hits the capital Beijing, with health authorities urging people to stay inside.
2010-03-20

China becomes the number one automobile market in the world.
2010-01-8