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News report of flooding in Zhengzhou, Henan. July – The province of Henan experiences heavy flooding, killing hundreds. July–August – China participates in the 2020 Summer Olympics. It wins the second most gold medals with 39, but Chinese state media claims victory by adding the totals of Taiwan and Hong Kong to its own.
Beginning on 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and near the border between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Additional clashes also took place at ...
Property damage. Around 82 billion yuan ( US$ 12.7 billion) [5] China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
Displaced. ≈300,000. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to ...
A Chinese citizen journalist who has been behind bars for four years over her reporting on the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan is due to be released Monday after serving her sentence, according ...
Western China. Western China (中国西部 or 华西) is the west of China.It consists of Southwestern China and Northwestern China.In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers six provinces (Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai), three autonomous regions (Tibet, Ningxia, and Xinjiang), and one direct-administered municipality ().
May 1, 2024 at 2:42 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40% of Americans now label China as an enemy, up from a quarter two years ago and reaching the highest level in five years, according to an ...
1 January. Animated map of confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 January to 29 February 2020. Date when first case in each first-level administration was reported. Xinhua News reported that the Huanan Seafood Market was closed on 1 January 2020 for cleaning and disinfection.