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At least 36 people die in a bus crash in China's Shaanxi province. The bus was travelling between Chengdu and Luoyang.
2017-08-10

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

The People's Republic of China sentences four people to death in the Xinjiang region following threats to crack down on terrorism in the far-western region.
2011-09-15

Activist Hu Jia is released after serving three and a half years in jail for criticising human rights conditions in China.
2011-06-25

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is freed on bail. Under the terms of his bail agreement, he is not permitted to disclose the reason for his arrest and detention.
2011-06-22

Art exhibit of Chinese dissident, Ai Weiwei, jailed by the Chinese government last month for unspecified "economic crimes," opens in New York City.
2011-05-4

The Chinese state-run "Global Times" newspaper dismisses international criticism over the arrest of artist Ai Weiwei.
2011-04-6

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao asks citizens to voice their criticisms of the government and speak out about injustice during a visit to the country's highest petition bureau.
2011-01-26

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei claims that he has been placed under house arrest to stop him organising a demolition party to observe the destruction of his studio.
2010-11-6

China considers removing the death penalty for several economic crimes.
2010-08-23