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  China warns Obama not to meet Dal. Lama China has warned the US president that it will harm ties between the two countries if he meets the Dalai Lama
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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
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| Apr.14 |
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China sifts rubble for quake survivors  Map of Qinghai China 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.16 |
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PM visits quake zone as death toll climbs As rescuers raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble, Wen Jiabao traveled to earthquake-devastated zone
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| Apr.17 |
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Dalai Lama seeks access to quake site The Tibetan Buddhist leader long exiled from China, is seeking to visit the Tibetan region rocked by a deadly earthquake this week
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| Apr.19 |
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Quake death toll climbs above 2,000 Another 195 people were still missing. 12,135 people were injured, of whom 1,434 were in serious condition
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| Apr.20 |
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China pays tribute to quake victims| China lowered flags to half staff and pulled entertainment programming from the airwaves to mourn more than 2,000 people killed during earthquake | |
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| Apr.23 |
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China changes Xinjiang party boss China replaces the most powerful official in its western region of Xinjiang, where ethnic violence left 200 people dead last year
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Police on alert for riot anniversary? Security is tight in Urumqi in China's Xinjiang region ahead of the first anniversary of deadly ethnic riots
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| Jul.9 |
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64 tons of tainted milk powder seized Authorities in northwestern China have seized 64 tons of milk powder tainted with a chemical that killed six babies two years ago
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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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Rescue effort for China landslide China has sent thousands of rescue workers to help search for survivors of deadly landslides that swept through a county in the northwest
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| Aug.9 |
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Death toll hits 337 in China mudslides Map of Gansu China An additional 1,148 people are missing in northwestern China have killed 337 people. 45,000 have been evacuated from Zhouqu County
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| Aug.10 |
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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 missing. It's one of the deadliest incidents so far ... | |
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Storms threaten landslide rescue effort Map of Gansu China| A tropical storm bringing more torrential rain is sweeping towards the region of north-west China hit by a massive landslide, forecasters warn | |
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| Aug.14 |
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Landslides leave 38 missing Map of Gansu China Flags will be lowered to half-staff across China and at the nation's embassies and consulates around the world to mourn the victims
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China mourns Gansu landslide dead Map of Gansu China China is holding a day of mourning for those killed in floods and mudslides, as the death toll rose to 1,239 people
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Mudslide death toll in China rises Map of Gansu China The death toll from the mudslides in a northwestern Chinese province now stands at 1,407
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Dozens survive plane crash Map of Yichun China A passenger jet overshot a runway and crashed, breaking into two pieces, bursting into flames and killing 43 of the 96 people aboard
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