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Pope Francis defends the dialogue with China via the appointment of new Catholic bishops. Francis says that uneasy dialogue is better than no dialogue at all and compared the talks with China to those with Eastern European countries during the Cold War. The Vatican and China have had strained relations since the communist party took power in 1949.
2021-09-1

China's leader and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping addresses more than 2,000 delegates in Beijing. The congress is expected to finish next week.
2017-10-18

Carrie Lam is sworn in as the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong by Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping amid protests against the 20th anniversary of the transfer of sovereignty to China.
2017-07-1

Authorities in China sentence Huang Yu, a computer technician from Sichuan who worked for a government department which handled state secrets, to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power. The documents in question covered secrets ranging from the ruling Communist Party to military and financial issues.
2016-04-19

Wei Hong is removed as the Governor of China's Sichuan province due to perceived disloyalty to the Communist Party. [http:--lasvegassun.com-news-2016-feb-05-governor-of-major-china-province-removed-for-dislo- (AP via "Las Vegas Sun")]date=August 2019
2016-02-5

The two-child policy takes effect in China, allowing couples in the country to have at most two children, replacing the controversial one-child policy. The change in law was announced by the ruling Communist Party on October 29 and passed the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on December 27, five days prior to its effect.
2016-01-1

Chinese prosecutors say that they are investigating former top Communist Party official Su Rong for alleged corruption.
2015-02-17

Liu Zhijun, the leader of the construction of the Chinese bullet train system and Minister of Railways, is arrested on corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes and abusing his power as Minister of Railways.
2013-04-10

The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is opened in Beijing, during which current Paramount Leader Hu Jintao is expected to step down to make way for presumptive leader Xi Jinping.
2012-11-8

The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Politburo membership of former senior official Bo Xilai, while his wife Gu Kailai is named as a suspect in the murder of a British businessman.
2012-04-10