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China's National People's Congress approves the removal of presidential term limits, in a move that allows current president Xi Jinping to remain president for life.
2018-03-11

A former official of the central bank of the People's Republic of China states that the People's Bank of China could lower the country's reserve requirements in 2012.
2011-12-24

Chinese police beat protesters and fire tear gas after demonstrators storm government buildings in Haimen (70km NNW from Shanghai), in protest against a local 'polluting' coal-powered electricity generation plant.
2011-12-20

Year-over-year GDP growth in the People's Republic of China slows to 9.1% for the third quarter of 2011, following government efforts to curb inflation.
2011-10-18

The President of the United States is set to meet with the Dalai Lama in Washington DC despite a warning from the People's Republic of China. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-us-canada-14171736 (BBC)] [http:--old.news.yahoo.com-s-afp-20110716-pl_afp-ustibetchinareligionpolitics (AP via Yahoo! News)]date=August 2019
2011-07-16

A Chinese court sentences a forklift driver to death for killing a protester in an incident that started unrest in Inner Mongolia. [http:--www.straitstimes.com-BreakingNews-Asia-Story-STIStory_682301.html ("Straits Times")]date=August 2019
2011-06-21

Chinese truck drivers stage a second day of protests in Shanghai at rising inflation.
2011-04-21

China raises its bank reserves requirements as an anti-inflation move, an increase of 50 basis points (half of a percent) effective April 21.
2011-04-17

Inflation in the People's Republic of China increases to 4.9 per cent.
2011-02-15

China sentences an Uyghur journalist who spoke to foreign media after riots in Xinjiang last year to 15 years imprisonment.
2010-07-23