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South Korea states that North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
2018-03-6

The People's Republic of China lodges a complaint with the United States after President-elect of the United States Donald Trump speaks with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen. The PRC and the United States view Taiwan as a breakaway province.
2016-12-3

United States Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Seoul, South Korea, as he embarks on three-day trip through South Korea, Japan, and China to send a "tough" message to North Korea.
2013-04-12

The United States announces its intent to cool down its rhetoric towards North Korea.
2013-04-4

2013 Korean crisis: The annual session of North Korea's Parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, takes place in Pyongyang, following repeated threats of violence by the leader Kim Jong-Un against South Korea and the United States. Choi Bu-Il is appointed Minister of Internal Security.
2013-04-1

North Korea renews war threats against South Korea and the United States, saying conditions "for a simmering nuclear war" have been created on the Korean peninsula. The country also says it is cutting a military hotline, which facilitates the travel of South Korean workers to a joint industrial complex in Kaesong.
2013-03-27

China and South Korea are to hold defence talks following tension on the Korean Peninsula.
2010-12-26

Authorities in China sentence Chinese-American geologist Xue Feng to 8 years in prison for "selling state secrets"; the U.S. expresses "dismay" at the sentence.
2010-07-5

The United States approves an arms sale to Taiwan, amid opposition from China.
2010-01-26

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister He Yafei downplays the government's row with Google, saying it does not affect relations with the United States.
2010-01-21