7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

This day, 18 January, in 2017, President Xi Jinping made the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the International Olympic Committee headquarters. There, he met with Committee President Thomas Bach and wrote an inscription at the...

This day, 17 January, in 1974, Huang Hua, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, pointed out that when the Security Council passed a resolution to list Chinese as one of its working languages, along with English, French,...

This day, 16 January, in 1995, Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen visited Nigeria, Togo, Benin and elsewhere during his annual new year visit to Africa. Writing in “Ten Notes on Diplomacy”, Qian said of China and...

This day, 15 January, in 1988, Vice Foreign Minister Zhou Nan and Portuguese Ambassador to China Octavio Neto Valerio exchanged letters of approval in Beijing for the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on Macau, laying a legal foundation for Macau’s return...

This day, 14 January, in 1998, at the National Financial Work Conference, Vice Premier Zhu Rongji stated the Chinese government would provide selfless assistance to countries most affected by the Asian financial crisis with an attitude of sympathy and...

This day, 13 January, in 1993, the UN Secretary-General had the Chemical Weapons Convention opened for signature. Therein, an unprecedented show of support saw 130 countries sign the Convention during a 3-day conference in Paris. Then Foreign Minister Qian...

This day, 12 January, in 1959, Chairman Mao Zedong pointed out when meeting Brazilian guests that Asia, Africa and Latin America are the main forces in the world. The global population was then 2.7 billion, with 2.3 billion people...