China earthquake
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At 2.28pm on 12 May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck north-west of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan
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Editors' picks
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Gallery (20 pictures): The Guardian photographer Dan Chung documents the scene of the disaster
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Audio slideshow: Jonathan Watts revisits the scene of the Chinese earthquake
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18 Apr 2010: 'Grandpa will be thinking of you,' Hu Jintao tells young survivor after he cuts trip short to fly into mainly Tibetan area
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26 Feb 2010:
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23 Nov 2009: Veteran dissident Huang Qi given three years for critical website articles about regime's response to Sichuan disaster
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17 Aug 2009:
Artistic director of Beijing 798 Biennale says deputy wanted publicity from booking 'too sensitive' performance artists
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11 May 2009:
At least 600 survivors of devastating Chinese earthquake have remarried and officials hope for more in the future
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7 May 2009:
Official figures estimate 5,335 students died when schoolrooms collapsed but critics say the number is much higher
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7 May 2009: • First official tally of victims when schools collapsed last year
• Figures released days before anniversary of disaster
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