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Members of the World Health Organization investigating the origins of the pandemic are denied entry into China.
2021-01-6

Japanese cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindō visits the controversial Yasukuni Shrine potentially causing conflict with the Philippines, South Korea and the People's Republic of China.
2013-10-18

The People's Republic of China evacuates 200,000 people from Shanghai ahead of Typhoon Haikui which is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang early tonight or tomorrow morning.
2012-08-7

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

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

More than two million people are reported to have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.
2011-06-19

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

More than 100 people are poisoned by lead from a battery plant built in a residential area in Zhejiang, China.
2011-03-25

The People's Republic of China orders makers of films and television programs to limit the amount of smoking shown on-screen. [http:--www.philstar.com-Article.aspx?articleId=657684&publicationSubCategoryId=200 (AP via Phil Star)]date=August 2019
2011-02-15

Chinese media say 589 people have died after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits China's Qinghai province. Reports suggest there were six quakes in total, and over ten thousand people were injured in the disaster.
2010-04-14