This day, 5 August, in 1996, China was host to, and attendee at, the Asia-Africa Forum on Combating Desertification held in Beijing to enable African and Asian countries and their development partners to develop a framework for action as...
This day, 4 August, 2003, chemical warfare agents found to be mustard gas leaked from five drums that were uncovered at a construction site in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province. 1 person died of multiple organ failure as a...
This day, 3 August, in 2019, heavy rainfall and flooding caused 10 people to drown in some parts of Shanxi Province. With damage to crops, homes and infrastructure such as roads and bridges, the disaster affected 96,000 people and...
This day, 2 August, in 1949, John Leighton Stuart, one of the most respected Americans in China, departed for the final time his post in Nanjing as the last US Ambassador to China before the establishing of diplomatic relations...
This day, 1 August, 1955, China and the United States officially began the Sino-US ambassadorial talks in Geneva. Over the next 15 years, a total of 136 Sino-US ambassadorial talks would be held, becoming an innovative way for the...
This day, 31 July, 1989, the iron oxen of the Tang Dynasty were unearthed in Yongji County of Shanxi Province. Cast in 725 BCE to stabilise the Pujin floating bridge and connect Sha’anxi with Shanxi, at the end of...
This day, 30 July, in 1992, China submitted an official document to UNESCO which marked its formal accession to the “Universal Copyright Convention”. The move reflected China’s good intentions in improving its copyright protection system, promoting international literary, artistic...
This day, 29 July, in 1985, the State Council approved the expansion of the scope of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone to cover the entirety of Xiamen Island and the island of Gulangyu. While the former constitutes the core...
