Year
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Hint
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Answer
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2020
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This city, the origin of the Corona epidemic, is put under quarantine
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Wuhan
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2019
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Amid surveillance and security concern, this company pulls out of the US market
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Huawei
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2018
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China wins the World Championship in this sport for the 9th time in a row
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Table Tennis
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2017
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This fictional characters is officially banned after internet users compare it to to China's president
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Winnie the Pooh
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2016
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This policy, responsible for low birth rates and a male surplus, is abolished
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One Child Policy
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2015
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The Chinese version of this online encyclopedia is blocked in China
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Wikipedia
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2014
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A plane of this airline disappears on its way to Beijing
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Malaysia Airlines
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2013
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China adopts this global economic strategy, which partly refers back to an old trade route
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Belt and Road Initiative
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2012
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He becomes Secrety General of the Communist Party
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Xi Jinping
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2011
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This artist-activist is arrested and prohibited from leaving the country
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Ai Weiwei
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2010
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This search engine no longer censors results and gets effectively banned
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Google
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2009
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China surpasses this country to become the world's leading exporter
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Germany
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2008
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This sports event takes place in Beijing
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Summer Olympics
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2007
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This search enginge, by now the country's largest, is the first Chinese company to enter NASDAQ-100
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Baidu
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2006
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Construction of this dam, by now the largest in the world, finishes
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Three Gorges Dam
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2005
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The concept of "Harmonious Society" links Communism to the ethics of this ancient philosopher
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Confucius
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2004
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This former presidents abandons his last party post
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Jiang Zemin
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2002
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Until July, this disease kills 774 people
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SARS
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2003
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This basketball player is drafted by the Houston Rockets
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Yao Ming
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2001
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This martial arts epic by Ang Lee wins four Oscars
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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