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At least nine people are killed and 15 others are missing during landslides caused by floods in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, China.
2024-06-18

A dinosaur fossil, given the name "Fujianvenator", is discovered in Fujian, China. The dinosaur has two legs and two other limbs, possibly wings, thereby giving insight into the evolution of birds.
2023-09-6

Eleven people are killed by the waves in the sea area off Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
2021-08-14

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs files a diplomatic complaint against China for the continued presence of Chinese maritime and fishing vessels near Thitu Island, making this the 84th diplomatic complaint the Philippines has filed against China since the start of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration in 2016.
2021-05-29

A hotel being used for quarantining those with COVID-19 collapses in Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Ten people were killed and twenty-three are trapped. Thirty-eight have been rescued alive.
2020-03-7

Amid a stand-off between China and India over the Doklam tri-junction, China tells India that former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted the Convention of Calcutta which China is using to support its territorial claims. Tensions have been rising between China and India and Bhutan over Doklam since China began constructing a road in the disputed territory in mid-June.
2017-07-4

China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announces their investigation of Fujian governor Su Shulin, the former chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, on suspicion of serious disciplinary violations, the "euphemism for corruption." This follows the massive anti-corruption drive Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping launched when he came to power more than three years ago. Su is the first sitting governor investigated since the campaign began.
2015-10-7

Typhoon Dujuan hits mainland China in Fujian province after hitting Taiwan, where it caused two deaths and injured 300.
2015-09-29

Typhoon Soudelor makes landfall in mainland China in Fujian province with 250,000 having been evacuated from that province and Zhejiang province.
2015-08-8

At the Dragon Aromatics chemical plant in Fujian in southeast China, a fourth tank of about 1,500 tonnes of liquid hydrocarbon catches fire and explodes. More than 14,000 residents have been evacuated.
2015-04-8