Sources: BBC
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs a bill banning TikTok, making Montana the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-owned social media app. 2023-05-17
The United States Congress passes the Chips and Science Act of 2022 in order to boost semiconductor production in the United States and also boost competition with China. The bill will head to President Joe Biden for his signature. 2022-07-28
U.S. president Joe Biden, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison announce the formation of a new security alliance, named AUKUS, aimed at countering China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. They also announce, as part of the alliance's first initiative, the Royal Australian Navy will be acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. 2021-09-15
Chinese space station "Tiangong-1" crashes into the South Pacific Ocean near Tahiti. 2018-04-2
Local officials report eight people were killed on Friday when their elevator fell 18 stories in an under-construction apartment building in the port city of Longkou in Shandong province of eastern China. 2016-07-17
China threatens to cut off regular communication with Taiwan unless it acknowledges the "One China principle". 2016-05-22
North Korea's all-female Moranbong Band, which was formed by leader Kim Jong-un, surprisingly cancels tonight's concert at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, and two others and returns to Pyongyang. Rumors for the sudden change abound, but no reason has been given. The sudden cancellation could hurt Chinese-North Korean relations, cooler since between Kim assumed power in 2011. 2015-12-12
The death toll from a landslide on Friday in China's Zhejiang province rises to 16 with 21 still missing. 2015-11-15
China announces a five-year ban on the construction of new government buildings, as part of a major effort to curtail state corruption and overspending. 2013-07-23
A coal mine accident in Guizhou province, China's southwest, kills eighteen workers and traps five more. 2012-11-24