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| Dec.1 |
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 China launching Jade Rabbit mission China is set to launch its first lunar rover mission, the next key step in the Asian superpower's ambitious space program
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U.S. airlines comply with China's demand
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Beijing |
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Cameron promises China 'growth partnership'
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| Dec.2 |
 Washington |
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 Biden to visit Japan, China amid dispute U.S. Vice President will visit Japan and China this week as a dispute seethes over Beijing's recent claim of a large swath of airspace in the region
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 Biden: US 'deeply concerned' by China's air zone The US remains 'deeply concerned' about China's new air defence identification zone (ADIZ), Vice-President Joe Biden said as he began a tour...
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| Dec.3 |
Beijing |
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Biden arrives in China amid tensions  | Joe Biden should not repeat 'erroneous remarks' on China's new air zone, Chinese state media warned, as the US vice-president arrived in Beijing | |
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| Dec.4 |
Beijing |
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Biden tells Chinese president of 'deep concerns' over air zone The U.S. has 'deep concerns' over China's newly declared East China Sea air defense zone, Joe Biden privately told Chinese President Xi Jin...
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| Dec.7 |
 South Korea |
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S Korea expands air defence zone South Korea has announced it is expanding its air defence zone, which will now partially overlap with a similar zone announced by China
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| Dec.10 |
Southern China |
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 Market fire in China's Shenzhen kills 16  Map of Shenzhen China A fire in a farmers' fruit market in south China's Shenzhen has killed at least 16 people and injured at least three, officials say
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| Dec.13 |
Western China |
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21 workers killed in gas blast at Chinese mine The workers were earlier reported trapped by the blast in Xinjiang region's Changji prefecture. Twelve others escaped the explosion early Fr...
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| Dec.14 |
China |
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China puts Jade Rabbit rover on Moon | China says it has successfully landed a craft carrying a robotic rover on the surface of the Moon, the first soft landing there for 37 years | |
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  N Korea 'summons people from China' North Korean business people are being recalled from China following the execution of top official, Chang Song-thaek
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Jade Rabbit rover rolls on to Moon China's Jade Rabbit robot rover has driven off its landing module and on to the Moon's surface
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| Dec.15 |
Western China |
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Sixteen dead in China Xinjiang clash Map of Xinjiang China Sixteen people have been killed in violence in China's western region of Xinjiang, a state news portal says
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| Dec.18 |
Southern China |
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China confirms US warship incident China says one of its warships 'encountered' a US vessel. The US said its guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens was forced to take evasive acti...
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Bitcoin sinks after Chinese action Bitcoin has fallen to less than half the value it recently traded for, following reports of fresh action by Beijing to restrict trade in the...
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| Dec.20 |
Beijing |
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China denounces Japan military plans China has denounced Japan's new national security strategy, accusing it of military expansion
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| Dec.21 |
 Southern France |
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French chateau sale ends in tragedy Map of Dordogne France Lam Kok, a Chinese billionaire is feared dead in a helicopter crash that happened as he was surveying his newly-purchased vineyard
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| Dec.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple signs iPhone deal with China Mobile US computer giant Apple has signed a deal to bring its iPhone to China Mobile - the world's largest carrier
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| Dec.26 |
Beijing |
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 China condemns Japan PM shrine visit | China and South Korea have condemned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for visiting a shrine that honours war dead including convicted war criminals | |
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Beijing |
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 China marks Mao's birth anniversary Celebrations are being held in China to commemorate the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China
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 Antarctica |
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 Trapped Antarctic ship to get help A Chinese icebreaker is expected to reach a scientific mission ship trapped in dense pack ice off East Antarctica since Christmas Day
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
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China reforms one-child policy| China's top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country's one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports | |
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Antarctica |
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Icebreaker rescue ship stuck in Antarctic ice Map of South Pole Antarctica| South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese ship trying to reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past four days in frozen seas | |
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| Dec.31 |
Guantanamo |
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US hails Guantanamo 'milestone' The US has hailed the release of the last three Chinese Muslim Uighurs from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay as a 'significant miles...
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