2006 ⟶ Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Functionally Extinct

The Baiji, the Yangtze river dolphin, becomes functionally e...
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🔥 Luoyang Shopping Center Fire

December 25: The Luoyang Christmas fire at a shopping center in China kills 309 people.⟶
FireDisasterCasualtiesAccidentBuilding Collapse
ChinaChina

🐬 Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Functionally Extinct

The Baiji, the Yangtze river dolphin, becomes functionally extinct.⟶
Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Functionally Extinct (2006)
ExtinctionEndangered SpeciesConservationEnvironmentalismEcologyYangtze RiverWildlife
ChinaChina

🧲 Wenchuan Earthquake Claims Tens of Thousands of Lives

May 12: Magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs in Wenchuan, China, causing almost 90,000 people to die or go missing.⟶
Wenchuan Earthquake Claims Tens of Thousands of Lives (2008)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
ChinaChina

🪧 China's Escalation of Repression Against Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Persecution of Uyghurs in China in Xinjiang increases.⟶
China's Escalation of Repression Against Uyghurs in Xinjiang (2014)
Human RightsPersecutionXinjiangSurveillanceConcentration Camps
ChinaChina

🐟 Chinese Paddlefish Declared Extinct

July 22: Chinese paddlefish declared extinct.⟶
Chinese Paddlefish Declared Extinct (2022)
ExtinctionConservationEndangered SpeciesBiodiversityEcologyEnvironmental Science
ChinaChina