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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Beijing for high-level talks with the government of China. She also contacts dissident Chen Guangcheng.
2012-05-2

Activist Hu Jia is released after serving three and a half years in jail for criticising human rights conditions in China.
2011-06-25

Officials from the People's Republic of China warn that the 2011 China floods will have a negative impact on food prices.
2011-06-22

14 people die and 53 are missing after floods affecting Guizhou province in southwest China that have also damaged thousands of homes.
2011-06-7

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife are reportedly beaten after filming a secret video showing their house arrest.
2011-02-11

Officials in the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology warn of a crackdown on "illegal" voice-over-Internet(VoIP) telephony services that are not licensed or approved by the country's telecoms regulator.
2010-12-31

9 people, including 7 children, are killed at a school near Hanzhong city, Shaanxi, China.
2010-05-12

Switzerland agrees to accept two Chinese Muslim Uyghurs from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
2010-02-4

A diesel fuel leak in Shaanxi, China reaches the Yellow River, a water source for millions of people.
2010-01-4

Hundreds of people attempt to control a large diesel leak into a major tributary of the Yellow River, the Wei River, in Shaanxi, China.
2010-01-3