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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dispatches a special envoy to the People's Republic of China amid signs of strained relations.
2013-05-22

The People's Republic of China rejects an attempt by the Philippines to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to the South China Sea.
2013-02-19

Tibetan advocacy groups claim that as many as seven ethnic Tibetans have been killed and 60 wounded in the past week in protests in China's Sichuan province bordering Tibet.
2012-01-30

Human rights groups send an open letter to the President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, pressing the Chinese government to address the underlying causes of protests that have led 11 Tibetans to set themselves on fire since March.
2011-11-8

A strengthening tropical storm affects parts of eastern China, causing flooding, while a prolonged drought plagues the northwest of the country.
2011-06-25

A petition is delivered to the Chinese parliament by underground Christian churches asking for their religious freedom to be respected.
2011-05-12

More than 20 quarry workers are buried by a landslide in Luojiang near the Chinese resort city of Guilin.
2011-05-9

Nations including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Italy and Greece evacuate their citizens from Libya.
2011-02-23

New laws restricting car purchases in the Chinese capital Beijing come into force, in an attempt to combat serious traffic problems.
2010-12-24

A North Korean fighter plane crashes in China near the border, killing the pilot and possibly a second pilot bailing out. Pictures posted by local residents show a Soviet plane design which were used in the Korean War. It is suggested to have been a defection attempt.
2010-08-18