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Sacred Tibetan monastery in Lhasa hit by fire 
A fire broke out at the most important shrine in Tibetan Buddhism - the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa
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| May.10 |
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8 dead, 20 injured after moderate quake in far western China
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| Mar.31 |
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Uighurs: Xinjiang ban on long beards and veils China has introduced new restrictions in the far western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism
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| Jul.17 |
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9 people killed in avalanche in Tibet's far west
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| May.1 |
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Climbers bodies found in Tibet after 16 years |
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| Apr.24 |
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11 missing after coal mine floods
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| Jan.20 |
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Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes China, damaging dozens of homes. Tibet
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| Dec.26 |
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China 'expels' French journalist over Uighur article |
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| Sep.19 |
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150 students ill after breathing in smoke from air defense drill |
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| Aug.11 |
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Dozens missing after landslide in Shaanxi |
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| Jul.13 |
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Three 'Xinjiang terrorists' shot dead by police |
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| Jul.2 |
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China says 6.5 quake hits far western region of Xinjiang |
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| Apr.20 |
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Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan
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| Oct.24 |
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16 killed in China coal mine collapse |
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| Sep.25 |
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China say 50 killed in far west attack |
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| Sep.21 |
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'Deadly blasts' in China's restive Xinjiang region |
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| Aug.9 |
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Tour bus carrying about 40 people in Tibet falls into valley 44 died in the incident late Saturday afternoon. Tourism has been on the rise in the scenic Tibetan plateau
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| Aug.2 |
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China gives Xinjiang death toll Chinese state media say 37 civilians were killed by a gang in Xinjiang, with 59 attackers killed by security forces
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| Jul.31 |
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'Suspects shot' in Xinjiang imam killing |
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| Jul.29 |
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Dozens killed, injured in China terror attack Map of Shache County Xinjiang China| A gang wielding knives and axes attacked civilians, a police station, government offices and smashed vehicles in a restive region of China | |
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| Jul.23 |
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Quarantine over China plague death |
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| Jul.6 |
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17 coal miners trapped underground in China |
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| Jun.26 |
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Jailed Uighur academic 'denied food' |
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| Jun.20 |
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13 shot dead in west China after attack on police 
Map of Kashgar Xinjiang China Police shot dead 13 assailants who drove one or more vehicles into a police building and set off explosives in an attack that injured three police officers
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| Jun.16 |
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China executes 13 for 'terrorism' |
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| May.23 |
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China launches terrorism crackdown after attack |
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| May.21 |
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Attack in China's Urumqi kills 31 Map of Urumqi China| Attackers have crashed two cars into shoppers at a market in the Xinjiang capital, Urumqi, and thrown explosives. More than 90 people were hurt | |
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| May.16 |
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Pipeline collapse in coal mine kills 11 in China |
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| Apr.12 |
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China water pollution hits 2.4m |
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| Mar.17 |
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China begins land search for plane
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| Mar.2 |
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China separatists blamed for attack |
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| Feb.12 |
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Strong earthquake hits China's Xinjiang region: USGS |
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| Dec.15 |
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Sixteen dead in China Xinjiang clash
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| Dec.13 |
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21 workers killed in gas blast at Chinese mine |
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| Nov.16 |
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Deadly clash at China police station |
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| Oct.30 |
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Five arrested in Tiananmen Square incident |
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| Oct.8 |
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Tibet: Chinese police 'fired into protesters' |
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| Aug.12 |
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Death penalty over Xinjiang violence |
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| Jun.29 |
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China's Xinjiang hit by fresh unrest |
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| Jun.28 |
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China's west erupts in violence 2nd time in 3 days |
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| Jun.27 |
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China 'moves two million Tibetans' |
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| Mar.29 |
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Search for miners buried in Tibet |
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| Jun.16 |
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China sends first female astronaut to space Map of Jiuquan China China made history Saturday when it launched Shenzhou-9 sending Liu Yang, the nation's first female astronaut in space
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| May.27 |
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Two men 'self-immolate in Lhasa'. Tibet
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| Oct.17 |
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Tibetan nun dies setting herself ablaze |
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| Sep.29 |
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Rocket launches Chinese space lab A rocket carrying China's first space laboratory, Tiangong-1, has launched from the north of the country
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| Jul.16 |
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Obama met with Dalai Lama |
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| May.12 |
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Deadly bomb attack on China bank. Tibet
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| Aug.14 |
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China mourns Gansu landslide dead |
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| Aug.10 |
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Storms threaten landslide rescue effort A tropical storm bringing more torrential rain is sweeping towards the region of north-west China hit by a massive landslide, forecasters wa...
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China landslide death toll soars More than 700 people are now known to have died in a massive landslide in north-west China. A search is continuing for the more than 1,000 still...
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| Aug.9 |
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Death toll hits 337 in China mudslides
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| Aug.8 |
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Landslides kill at least 127 in China Map of Bailong River China About 1,300 people are missing after the landslides, which were triggered by heavy rains. 1,300 missing. 45,000 people evacuated
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| Apr.20 |
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China pays tribute to quake victims |
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| Apr.14 |
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China sifts rubble for quake survivors China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote region as thousands spent a freezing night in the open
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| Apr.13 |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake Map of Qinghai China| Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area. The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. local time. The epicente... | |
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M.D.s: Some reports mistaken
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Leaders axed after rioting
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| Sep.4 |
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Five killed as protesters, police clash Thousands of Han Chinese have been protesting over an unexplained spate of stabbings with syringes
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| Aug.30 |
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Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan The Dalai Lama arrived on a visit that will include prayers for victims of Typhoon Morakot, but which has raised the ire of neighboring China
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| Aug.26 |
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Dalai Lama to visit typhoon-hit Taiwan |
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| Jul.7 |
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Troops flood into riot city
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Restive city under curfew A curfew has been imposed on the city in western China for a second night after ethnic riots on Sunday which left 156 people dead
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| Jul.6 |
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Angry Uighurs defy Chinese police
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Unrest spreads in western China
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| Jul.5 |
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Scores killed in China protests Map of Urumqi China Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
| Several hundred people were arrested after a protest, in Urumqi turned violent.
Exiled Uighur leader says police fired on students.
The protest was prompted by a deadly fight between Uighurs and Han Chinese last month
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Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit. South Africa
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| Mar.9 |
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Tensions high in advance of anniversary. Tibet
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| Sep.18 |
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4th baby dies from tainted formula |
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| Aug.31 |
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Dalai Lama due to leave hospital |
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| Aug.24 |
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China deports US Tibet protesters |
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| Aug.5 |
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China on alert after deadly border attack |
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| Aug.3 |
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Chinese border attack kills 16 Map of Xinjiang China At least 16 police officers were killed, and 16 more were wounded, after an attack on a police station in western China
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| Jun.20 |
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Tibet torch relay ends peacefully
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| Jun.16 |
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Police out as torch hits Xinjiang |
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| May.7 |
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Olympic flame lit on Everest peak Tibet: Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
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| May.3 |
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Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials |
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| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch
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| Apr.8 |
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Protests ahead of torch relay |
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| Mar.26 |
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Monks disrupt tour of journalists. Tibet
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Bush calls Hu to urge Tibet talks |
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| Mar.24 |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit 
Greece: A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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| Mar.22 |
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China threatens Tibetians; West protests
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| Mar.21 |
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House speaker blasts China over Tibet |
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| Mar.20 |
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China locks down restive regions |
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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters'
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Dalai Lama 'powerless' to stop protests |
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| Mar.19 |
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China ready to talk to Dalai Lama |
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| Mar.18 |
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Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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| Mar.17 |
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China premier attacks Dalai Lama |
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UN calls for restraint in Tibet |
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| Mar.16 |
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Troops 'did not shoot Tibetans' |
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Tibet unrest spreads beyond Lhasa |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest Tibet: Indian-based officials said the figure was confirmed by several sources, even though China put the death toll at 10
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| Mar.15 |
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Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear
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| Mar.14 |
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China sets protest deadline |
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Deaths reported in protests. Tibet
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows Map of Lhasa China Tibet: Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa
| Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement expressing deep concern. He called on the Chinese leadership to stop using force and begin dialogue with the Tibetan people
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| Oct.17 |
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Dalai Lama honor stokes US-China tension |
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| Nov.8 |
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Protesters greet China's Hu |
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| Oct.11 |
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China launches rocket into space
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| Jun.24 |
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India and China agree over Tibet. Beijing
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| Feb.23 |
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6.8 earthquake rocks western China
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| May.22 |
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China blasts U.S. over foes' visits |
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