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Land of Silk
Treaty ends 40-year border dispute with Russia
First Moon Orbiter Launched
African Heads of State at Summit Sign $2bn Deals, Secure China Loans
Establishment of World's Highest Train Route
Second Manned Space Flight: Shenzhou VI Astronauts Orbit Earth
First Joint Military Exercises for China and Russia
China Introduces Floating Exchange Rate After 1949
First Manned Spaceflight: Yang Liwei launched into space by Long March rocket.
Massive protest leads to officials' resignation and bill shelving in Hong Kong.
Tibet and Sikkim status resolved in trade agreement.
International Concern and Measures for SARS Outbreak
China Becomes WTO's 143rd Member
Launch of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to Counter Militancy and Boost Trade
Military exercises: China simulates invasion, Taiwan tests defense against missile attack.
Hong Kong's handover from British rule to China
Shanghai Five nations unite against ethnic tensions.
Missile Tests and Military Exercises in Taiwan Strait During Elections
Declaration restores friendly ties between Russia and China
Tiananmen Square Democracy Protests Crushed by Government
 China's "Open-door policy" opens the country to foreign investment and encourages development of a market economy and private sector.
One-Child Policy: Population Control Measure
Impact of Mao Zedong's Death on the Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution sparks social and political upheaval
The Sino-Indian War between China and India stemmed around Himalayas.
Devastating Great Famine Deaths
Mao Zedong's Economic Transformation Efforts
Korean War Escalates with North Korea Support
China National Day Celebration Significance of October 1st
Start of Second Sino-Japanese War: Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Xi'an Incident: Chiang Kai-shek's Capture and Unity Pact with Communists
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