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Saturday, 22 November 2008
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China evacuates 197,000
China has evacuated over 197,000 people from an area that risks flooding by landslide- blocked rivers near the epicentre of this month's earthquake in Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
31 May 2008 |
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Chinese battle quake lake amid official confusion
China's struggle to overcome earthquake devastation was compounded by confusion after an official denied a report that 1.3 million people would evacuate from a city threatened by a swelling "quake lake".
30 May 2008 |
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Chemicals add to China's quake lake fears
Five thousand tonnes of dangerous chemicals and heavy rain are adding to the mix of threats from one of China's "quake lakes" in danger of bursting their banks, a newspaper said on Thursday.
29 May 2008 |
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China and Taiwan to meet in June as ties warm
China and Taiwan will hold talks next month to hammer out the first steps in opening regular direct flights between the two sometimes bitter rivals, as ties warm following the election of a new president on the island.
29 May 2008 |
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China "quake lake" fears force evacuation
China has evacuated more than 150,000 people living below a swollen lake formed by this month's devastating earthquake amid fears it could burst and trigger massive flooding, state media said on Wednesday.
28 May 2008 |
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China works to drain quake lake
Chinese soldiers were working around the clock on Tuesday to dig a giant sluice to ease pressure on a swelling "quake lake", with plans to evacuate 100,000 people to avert a new disaster, state media said.
27 May 2008 |
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Dalai Lama says Tibetans losing faith in talks -FT
Tibetans are losing faith in the Dalai Lama's conciliatory "middle way" because of China's refusal to strike a deal with him over the region's future, the exiled spiritual leader said in an interview published on Monday.
26 May 2008 |
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Swelling China lakes a danger 2 weeks after quake
China planned to dynamite rock, mud and rubble forming a dangerously large "quake lake" on Monday, hoping to avert a new disaster two weeks after a catastrophic tremor struck Sichuan province.
26 May 2008 |
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China rebukes Brown for meeting Dalai Lama
China voiced "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" on Saturday after a meeting between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
24 May 2008 |
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