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Chinese official "Beijing Daily" describes dissident Chen Guangcheng as a "tool and a pawn of American politicians".
2012-05-4

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Beijing for high-level talks with the government of China. She also contacts dissident Chen Guangcheng.
2012-05-2

Chinese authorities begin to round-up associates of human rights activist Chen Guangcheng in light of his escape from house arrest.
2012-04-29

Celebrations of Losar, the Tibetan Buddhist New Year, are cancelled in the People's Republic of China due to a wave of immolations.
2012-02-21

China records a trade surplus of $6.5 billion for January, less than expected.
2011-02-14

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife are reportedly beaten after filming a secret video showing their house arrest.
2011-02-11

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says, in a secretly shot video, that he is still under house arrest after being released from prison.
2011-02-10

South Africa announces it has intercepted a ship carrying North Korean arms destined for central Africa, travelling by way of China, in violation of Security Council Resolution 1874. [http:--online.wsj.com-article-SB10001424052748704479404575087411640791960.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines ("Wall Street Journal")] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-169703-china-probes-path-of-seized-north-korea-arms ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2010-02-25

China sentences Tan Zuoren, who investigated poor construction after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, to five years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power".
2010-02-9

An Australian mining company signs a $70 billion deal to supply Chinese power stations with coal, in the country's biggest ever export contract.
2010-02-6