Sources: BBC
Eight people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion and fire at a fireworks store in Donghai County, Jiangsu, China. 2026-02-15
The Chinese commerce ministry issues sanctions on and bans Chinese companies from dealing with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding company Hanwha Ocean, which has shipyards and investments in the United States and maintains contracts with the U.S. Navy. 2025-10-14
Environmental investigators determine that the February 2025 failure of a tailings dam owned by a Chinese copper mining company dumped 50 million liters of highly toxic waste into the Kafue River basin, killing ecosystems up to 100 km (62 mi) downstream and impacting the water supply, fishing activities, and irrigation of 60% of Zambia's population. 2025-03-15
Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured by a gas explosion at a restaurant in Yinchuan, China. 2023-06-21
The United States Department of Defense monitors a high-altitude balloon from China flying over Montana. The Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry says the balloon is used for civilian meteorological research and had drifted off-course due to unexpected weather. 2023-02-2
Typhoon Muifa makes landfall in eastern China with the maximum wind speed near its centre reaching 42 metres per second (150 km-h. 2022-09-14
The U.S. State Department imposes visa restrictions on numerous Chinese government officials whom it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang province. On Monday the Department of Commerce added twenty-eight Chinese firms and bureaus to its "trade blacklist" for similar reasons. 2019-10-8
The United Nations Security Council vote on the United States-China draft resolution on North Korea is rescheduled to 10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday. Russia requests more time to review the text. 2016-03-1
North Korea shuts down tourism from China as nuclear tensions mount, but business travel is allowed to continue. 2013-04-10
Eighteen children and two adults die after an overloaded school bus collides with a coal truck in northwest China's Gansu province. 2011-11-16