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The People's Republic of China lodges a complaint with the United States after President-elect of the United States Donald Trump speaks with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen. The PRC and the United States view Taiwan as a breakaway province.
2016-12-3

The United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warns that the People's Republic of China's island building in the South China Sea is undermining security in the Asia-Pacific region and has called for a diplomatic solution.
2015-05-30

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from China's Shandong Province as former Typhoon Muifa travels along the eastern coast as a tropical storm.
2011-08-8

Inflation in China rises to its highest level in three years.
2011-07-9

South Korean troops mistakenly fire on a Chinese passenger plane as it flies near the disputed Northern Limit Line on the border with North Korea; there are no casualties.
2011-06-18

China outlaws smoking in public places, affecting one third of smokers internationally.
2011-05-1

5,000 people are evacuated in North Korea after the Yalu River on the border with China floods; 94,000 in China are also evacuated.
2010-08-22

Floods in northeastern China kill more than 100 people and sweep 3,000 chemical-filled barrels into the Songhua River.
2010-08-1

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

Chinese state media voices its disapproval after the Obama administration unveils its first arms package for Taiwan, a move that prompted China to threaten sanctions on the firms involved.
2010-02-1