First Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ministerial meeting opens

The United Kingdom transferred Hong Kong to China under the Joint Declaration and Basic Law framework. The event ended formal British colonial rule and carried symbolic weight in China’s recovery of...

US President Bill Clinton met Chinese President Jiang Zemin during a state visit, addressing Taiwan, trade, human rights, and strategic relations. The meeting reflected efforts to manage an...

NATO aircraft struck the Chinese embassy during the Kosovo war, killing three Chinese journalists and injuring staff. NATO described the bombing as a targeting error; China condemned it as a serious...

The United States and China reached a bilateral market-access agreement that cleared a major step toward China’s WTO accession. The agreement followed years of negotiation and required China to accept...

Portugal transferred administration of Macau to China under a high-autonomy arrangement. The event completed the transfer of the last major European colonial possession on the Chinese coast, while...

A US reconnaissance plane and Chinese interceptor collided over the South China Sea; the Chinese pilot died and the US aircraft made an emergency landing on Hainan. The incident produced a...

The International Olympic Committee selected Beijing to host the 2008 Summer Games. The decision gave China a highly visible platform to present itself as a modern global power after decades of...

APEC leaders meeting in Shanghai adopted the Shanghai Accord, setting a regional agenda for trade facilitation, transparency and digital commerce. Hosting the meeting showed China’s growing role in...

China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization after a 15-year accession process. Membership accelerated trade and investment integration and helped make China a major manufacturing and...

China and ASEAN states signed a declaration intended to manage disputes and encourage confidence-building. It reflected China’s growing role in regional diplomacy but did not resolve territorial...