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The European Union votes 10–5 with 12 abstentions to institute tariffs of up to 45% on electric vehicles manufactured in China.
2024-10-4

Several hours after Meng Wanzhou was released, Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are also released after spending more than 1,000 days in detention in China and will return to Canada.
2021-09-24

China is declared malaria-free by the WHO, following an eradication effort that began in 1950.
2021-06-30

Nepal and China agree that the height of Earth's highest mountain, Mount Everest, is 8848.86 m.
2020-12-8

The Dominican Republic severs ties with Taiwan and establishes diplomatic relations with China.
2018-05-1

Typhoon Matmo (Henry) is expected to make landfall over Taiwan en route to eastern China later in the week.
2014-07-22

The electronic music band Kraftwerk is not allowed to perform at a music festival in China due to unspecified "political reasons".
2013-03-29

A Tibetan monk is arrested by Chinese authorities, accused of inciting self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.
2012-12-9

Volunteers use their hands to clean an oil spill in the Yellow Sea after pipelines burst off Dalian in Northeastern China's Liaoning Province, spilling 1,500 tonnes of oil and covering an area close to 1,000 km 2 and about 90 km of coast.
2010-07-22

China announces that 3 residents of Dandong city in Liaoning province were shot dead and one injured in a China-North Korea border incident last week.
2010-06-9