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Twenty-six people are killed and 63 others are injured in a fire at an office building in Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
2023-11-16

Two sets of classified documents of the United States relating to the Russo-Ukrainian War are leaked online. The leaks also include intelligence that the United States holds on other nations, including North Korea, China, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
2023-04-8

United States officials plan to travel to Solomon Islands due to concerns that the country is making a security pact with China. The U.S. fears the proposed agreement could lead to Chinese troops being deployed to Solomon Islands.
2022-04-18

Carl J. Nichols, a federal judge for the District Court for the District of Columbia, blocks the Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on China-based app TikTok.
2020-12-7

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) bans Huawei scientists from reviewing submissions to its peer-reviewed journals, due to the "severe legal implications" of U.S. sanctions against the Chinese company.
2019-05-29

China confirms the 2018 birth of the world's first genetically edited babies, Lulu and Nana, saying He Jiankui forged ethical review papers and organised a project team with foreign staff, which intentionally avoided surveillance, and that He and his staff will be punished according to laws and regulations. The Guangdong government will keep the twins under medical observation with the support of the national departments.
2019-01-21

China sends an additional 232 People's Liberation Army medical workers to West Africa to combat the outbreak (in addition to the 78 that had previously been stationed).
2015-01-13

Two Chinese provinces pass restrictions on house sales designed to dampen a booming housing market.
2013-03-31

A Tibetan protester self-immolates during a protest in the Indian capital New Delhi, ahead of a visit by the Chinese president Hu Jintao.
2012-03-26

China's climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua states that the country's voluntary efforts supported by its own resources and technologies only accept "non-invasive" international consultation and analysis at the UNFCCC meeting in Tianjin, China.
2010-10-6