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The United States Department of Homeland Security deports 116 Chinese migrants back to China to deter illegal migration across the Mexico–United States border, representing the nation's first "large charter flight" deportation in the past five years.
2024-07-2

The United States Congress passes the Chips and Science Act of 2022 in order to boost semiconductor production in the United States and also boost competition with China. The bill will head to President Joe Biden for his signature.
2022-07-28

Cambodia receives its first 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China.
2021-02-7

El Salvador severs diplomatic relations with Taiwan, opting to instead establish ties with China.
2018-08-21

An Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter ferrying military officials crashes in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, a remote mountain region near the border with China, killing all seven personnel on board.
2017-10-6

Indonesia renames part of the South China Sea as "North Natuna Sea," angering China.
2017-07-15

North Korea accuses South Korea of kidnapping its citizens and demands their immediate return after Seoul's Ministry of Unification said 13 of them had defected to South Korea from China, where they worked in a Pyongyang-operated restaurant. China says that the 13 people, a male manager and 12 young female employees, had legitimate passports and had freely exited China. [http:--www.straitstimes.com-asia-east-asia-north-korea-claims-defectors-were-kidnapped-by-seoul ("The Straits Times")]North Korean defectors
2016-04-12

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un orders preparations for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland at an overnight meeting with top army commanders, in response to the use of nuclear-capable B-2 Stealth Bombers in joint US-South Korea military drills. China appeals for calm on all sides.
2013-03-29

Japan is to deport 14 pro-China activists who landed on the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2012-08-16

Fire destroys a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, China, killing at least 42 people, injuring more than 90 and forcing some residents to jump from windows to escape.
2010-11-15