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The Philippines announces an agreement with China on resupply missions to the beached naval ship "Sierra Madre" on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea following an incident in June.
2024-07-21

China, in its daily National Health Commission report, lists no new domestic COVID-19 cases for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began in Wuhan.
2020-03-19

China's credit rating has been downgraded by Standard & Poor's (S&P) because of worries over the rapid build up of debt in the country.
2017-09-21

China opposes any new sanctions against North Korea during a meeting in the United Nations Security Council.
2016-12-10

The Duterte administration accuses China of building a "secret island" on the Scarborough Shoal.
2016-09-7

North Korea shuts down tourism from China as nuclear tensions mount, but business travel is allowed to continue.
2013-04-10

Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, meets with the President of the United States Barack Obama at the White House to discuss trade, economic, and security issues including North Korea and the Senkaku Islands dispute with China.
2013-02-22

Police in China crack down on political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
2012-06-3

Four climbers from Canada, China, Germany and South Korea die whilst returning from the summit of Mount Everest; a Nepalese guide is missing.
2012-05-21

Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa attend a BRICS summit in Sanya in China's Hainan Province.
2011-04-14