Japan urges China to remain calm after Beijing cuts high-level contacts over detained captain

Japan urges calm after China severs contacts

Japan says China has not officially told it of decision to break ministerial-level contacts

Japan: China hasn’t informed of break in contacts

China suspends ministerial-level contacts with Japan, which extends detention of boat captain

China halts ministerial-level contacts with Japan

North Korean leader Kim tours Chinese border cities on trip that sparked succession talk

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NKorean dictator appears headed home after China trip that spurred succession speculation

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Chinese author to publish book critical of premier despite police threats

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China’s vital oil pipeline resumes operations after blast; spill clean up efforts continuing

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China’s largest reported oil spill is ’severe threat’ to sea life, water on Yellow Sea coast

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China’s largest reported oil spill is ’severe threat’ to sea life, water off Yellow Sea port

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Official: ‘Severe threat’ to water, sea life as China oil spill grows

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China rushes to keep oil spill from international waters after weekend pipeline explosion

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Cleanup effort under way after pipeline explosions at port in northeastern China

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Obama, South Korean leader say North Korea must face consequences for alleged ship sinking

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Rains burst levee in southern China, 88,000 flee latest disaster in weeklong floods

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Rains burst levee in southern China, 68,000 flee latest disaster in weeklong floods

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At least 19 killed, more than 70 hurt, in train derailment in eastern China

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Western troops march on Red Square for Victory Day, Medvedev hails international cooperation

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Flags lowered to half-staff in China as country mourns 2,000 earthquake victims

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Flags at half-staff in China as country mourns 2,000 quake victims

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Flags at half-staff in China as country mourns 2,064 quake victims

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China mourns quake victims

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China earthquake awakens new fears for students’ safety despite push for stronger schools

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4-year-old, 2 women saved from China quake rubble after 5 days; death toll nears 2,000

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4-year-old, elderly woman saved from China quake rubble after 5 days; death toll nears 2,000

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Rescuers pull out 2 survivors 5 days after China quake as work switches slowly to rebuilding

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Work in China’s devastated earthquake zone switches from rescue to rebuilding

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Aid surges into China quake zone as President Hu arrives to comfort victims

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China’s President Hu comforts quake victims in Tibetan region wary of central government

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Chinese President Hu flies to devastated earthquake zone as flow of aid increases

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Young China quake survivor survived by sleeping in, now waits by rubble as hopes fade

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Monks pray over the dead as toll rises to 1,144 from west China earthquake

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Death toll in China earthquake jumps to 1,144

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Help floods into China quake zone; rescuers dig for survivors, struggle with altitude

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Survivors of China earthquake shiver through 2nd night; rescuers search for missing

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China rescuers fight altitude, low supplies after major earthquake kills 760 in Tibetan region

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Rescuers fight winds, altitude as bodies pile up after quake kills more than 600 in China

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Strong quake kills 617 in western China; panicked people, bleeding from wounds, flood streets

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Strong quake kills 589 in western China; panicked people, bleeding from wounds, flood streets

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Strong quake kills 400 people in western China, mud and wood houses collapse, burying many

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Chinese rescuers rush to free 153 workers trapped when coal mine floods in north

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153 people missing after coal mine floods in northern China; rescuers rushing to free them

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Tokyo to receive 2 pandas from China next year, pay $950,000 a year to borrow them

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