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An ombudsman report finds that the Victorian state government's decision to briefly impose a "hard lockdown" on public housing towers in July in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, not allowing anyone in or out, was a violation of human rights. The state government refuses to apologise to the tower residents despite the report's recommendations.
2020-12-17

In Beijing, authorities arrest Xu Zhangrun, a law professor who published essays strongly criticizing Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping over censored academia on the COVID-19 pandemic and accusing him of ruling "tyrannically."
2020-07-6

Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China, meets with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in Beijing, China.
2018-09-5

The week-long Communist Party congress in Beijing draws to an end, with General Secretary Xi Jinping set to become its most influential leader since Party Chairman Mao Zedong.
2017-10-24

China's leader and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping addresses more than 2,000 delegates in Beijing. The congress is expected to finish next week.
2017-10-18

Chinese police prevent United States senior diplomat Dan Biers from delivering a statement outside the trial of Pu Zhiqiang.
2015-12-14

Elementary and middle schools in the Chinese capital Beijing suspend outdoor activities due to heavy smog.
2015-12-6

The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is opened in Beijing, during which current Paramount Leader Hu Jintao is expected to step down to make way for presumptive leader Xi Jinping.
2012-11-8

Chinese and Japanese diplomats meet in Beijing to lay out their respective countries' positions on the Senkaku Islands dispute.
2012-09-25

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opens its fifth plenary session in Beijing to discuss the country's next five-year economic and social development plan.
2010-10-15