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Seoul asks China to help ease tensions
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| Jan.7 |
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China blasts charges against U.S. firms
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| Jan.14 |
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Beijing sets up anti-terror squads
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| Jan.16 |
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 N. Korea nuke crisis: No quick fix U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly said eliminating nuclear weapons would be a 'slow process'
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| Jan.28 |
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China defends Tibetan execution
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| Feb.25 |
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Campus blasts injure 9
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China denies missile link
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| Feb.28 |
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Australian 'Star wars' condemned
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| Mar.4 |
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 Legislature session to anoint new leaders Topping the agenda is the ascension of Hu Jintao, the newly installed general secretary, to the presidency
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| Mar.5 |
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Chinese budget sets record deficit
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| Mar.6 |
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 China rallies behind war opponents China has said there is no need for a new UN resolution on Iraq. Foreign Minister backed France, Russia and Germany
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| Mar.9 |
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Sweeping change of cabinet
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| Mar.14 |
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Hu Jintao elected president Hu's election was immediately followed by the election to the country's top military post of Jiang Zemin
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| Mar.26 |
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 34 killed by virus  31 people from Guangdong province and 3 in Beijing have died from the mysterious pneumonia
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| Mar.30 |
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Students hold rare protest
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| Apr.14 |
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SARS situation 'grave'
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| Apr.17 |
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China pledges truth on SARS
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| Apr.18 |
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China hid SARS patients| Authorities have gone to staggering lengths to hide patients from visiting World Health Organization inspectors | |
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| Apr.20 |
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Heads roll over SARS spread Health minister and the mayor of Beijing have both been sacked. May 1 International Workers' Day holiday cancelled
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| Apr.22 |
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North Korea nuclear talks begin
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SARS threat closes schools
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| Apr.23 |
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Hospital sealed off A major hospital has been placed under quarantine to curb the spread of the deadly SARS virus
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| Apr.24 |
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N Korea nuclear talks end in row
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| Apr.25 |
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Mass SARS quarantine China has told 4,000 residents to go home and stay there indefinitely
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| Apr.26 |
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Cinemas closed over SARS Beijing has ordered the closure of theatres, karaoke bars and internet cafes
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| Apr.27 |
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SARS closes Beijing venues| Authorities ordered the temporary closure of theaters and libraries and suspended the approval of marriages | |
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| Apr.29 |
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SARS: Beijing faces critical week In the capital the situation 'remains severe,' the mayor said
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| May.1 |
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China fears 'many more' SARS cases
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| May.2 |
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Beijing upbeat, HK hits SARS snag
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| May.5 |
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Sars fears shut reservoirs Scores of medical workers are leaving their jobs as the number of cases of the virus continues to soar
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| May.6 |
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SARS battle remains 'grave' Premier Wen Jiabao has called for intensified efforts to contain the virus. 138 new cases and 8 new deaths announced
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SARS investigators deployed Thousands of investigators have been deployed in the Haidan district, which has been worst hit by the disease
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| May.9 |
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SARS progress in Beijing Upward trend of cases had been effectively curbed. The disease continues to sweep through the rest of China
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| May.10 |
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China 'missing' vital SARS data WHO: In Beijing there is no information about when, where and from whom patients caught the disease
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| May.13 |
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Beijing: SARS 'under control'
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| May.14 |
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SARS figures offer China hope
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| May.15 |
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WHO optimism on SARS grows Canada and Vietnam have been taken off the list of countries where transmission of the disease is occurring
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| May.30 |
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Officials: China SARS crisis eases
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| Jun.5 |
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SARS outbreak past its peak: WHO| The epidemic has passed its peak worldwide but the threat of resurgence remains | |
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| Jun.13 |
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SARS warning remains for Beijing
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| Jun.22 |
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Indian PM seeks China ties boost
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| Jun.23 |
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India, China forge closer ties
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| Jun.24 |
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India and China agree over Tibet| India has recognised that Tibet is part of the of China. China has agreed to start border trade through Sikkim | |
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WHO lifts travel alert for Beijing Beijing is the last area saddled with a travel advisory
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| Jul.16 |
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China, U.S. unite over N. Korea
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| Aug.26 |
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Hopes low as N Korea talks start Delegates from North and South Korea, Russia, China, Japan and the U.S. will discuss how to end the 10-month row
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| Aug.28 |
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Tough going at N. Korea nuke talks
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 N Korea talks fail to ease tension| The diplomatic gulf separating N. Korea and the U.S. is wide as ever after 6-nation talks on the North's nuclear programme | |
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| Oct.30 |
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EU to press China on trade ties
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| Dec.23 |
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China cracks Taiwan 'spy ring'
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