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1. Teams of United States-based researchers, composed of American, Chinese and South Korean scientists, successfully edit a piece of faulty DNA that causes a deadly form of heart disease from cells in human embryos.
   2017-08-2, with context: China, United States
2. Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has been incarcerated in China for organizing the pro-democracy manifesto "Charter 08," is suffering from late-stage liver cancer which is worsening. The Chinese hospital treating him and foreign doctors, who examined Liu the weekend, disagree on future treatment. Germany, the United States, UK, and other countries have appealed that Liu be allowed to go to the hospital of his choice.
   2017-07-12, with context: China, United States
3. Panama severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan and establishes formal relations with China.
   2017-06-12, with context: China, Panama
4. American consumer goods company Post Holdings agrees to acquire British cereal maker Weetabix Limited from China's Bright Food for $1.8 billion.
   2017-04-18, with context: China, United States
5. Russia and China veto a draft United Nations Security Council resolution sponsored by France, the United Kingdom and the United States calling for sanctions against the Syrian government and President Bashar al-Assad over allegations that the government used chemical weapons in the conflict.
   2017-03-1, with context: China, United States
6. American-born panda Bao Bao arrives in China.
   2017-02-23, with context: China, United States
7. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell" after the United States refuses to sell some weapons to his country, while also acknowledging the cooperation of Russia and China.
   2016-10-4, with context: China, United States
8. Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte says he plans to cut ties with his country's former colonial ruler, the United States, while strengthening ties with China.
   2016-10-20, with context: China, United States
9. China threatens the United States regarding the South China Sea and it will not accept a verdict in the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
   2016-07-6, with context: China, United States
10. Both Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and Marriott International shareholders approve Marriott's acquisition of Starwood, which will create the world's largest hotelier. The deal has cleared the pre-merger antitrust reviews in the United States and Canada; approvals from the European Union and China is pending. Last week, Anbang Insurance Group topped Marriott's bid, then withdrew their offer three days later.
    2016-04-8, with context: China, United States