Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 10 October

This day, 10 October, in 2000, the “Forum on China-Africa Cooperation; Beijing 2000 Ministerial Conference” was held in Beijing. Among the commitments made by China were those to provide special funds to support and encourage strong, reputable Chinese companies...

On this Day in Chinese History; 9 October

This day, 9 October, in 1980, Deng Xiaoping met with a delegation from Panasonic, in order to introduce China’s policies for developing economic cooperation with countries around the world. He went on to explain that China would establish a...

On this Day in Chinese History; 8 October

This day, 8 October, in 1975, Deng Xiaoping met with Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, Džemal Bijedić. Deng pointed out that the Third World is the foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement. The third world is diverse, as is the Non-Aligned...

On this Day in Chinese History; 7 October

This day, 7 October, in 2021, during the general debate of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, China and Russia issued a joint statement on strengthening the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons, reaffirming its...

On this Day in Chinese History; 6 October

This day, 6 October, in 1995, the Seventh International Anti-Corruption Conference opened in Beijing, with the theme of “Anti-corruption and Social Stability and Development”. More than 900 government officials, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, experts and professors from 89 countries and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 29 February

This day, 29 February, in 1980, navigation between Shanghai and the Port of Portland in the United States was officially opened. The Port had been engaged in maritime trade with Tianjin in China and other places since the late...

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 November

This day, 26 November, in 1979, when speaking about market economies during a meeting with Encyclopedia Britannica and the Institute of East Asian Studies at McGill University in Canada, he said that the purpose of the Chinese revolution is...

On this Day in Chinese History; 5 October

This day, 5 October, in 1961, China and Nepal signed a boundary treaty in Beijing, which came immediately into effect. Based on the China-Nepal Boundary Agreement of the previous year, and in accordance with the “Five Principles of Peaceful...

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