7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

This day, 2 July, 1989, Deng Xiaoping met with Lieutenant General and United States National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, during a visit made in secret to China. Deng pointed out that China would not allow others to interfere with...

This day, 1 July, in 1997, at 00:00, China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong. Often thought of as marking the definitive end of the British Empire, the handover ceremony was attended for the Chinese by President Jiang Zemin, Premier...

This day, 30 June, in 1949, in the article “On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship”, Chairman Mao Zedong quoted Dr. Sun Yat-sen; “We must arouse the people and unite with the nations of the world that treat us equally to...

This day, 29 June, in 1920, China joined the League of Nations (Société des Nations), sending Wang Zhengting, Gu Weijun and others as its representatives. The League, founded earlier that year on 10 January by the Paris Peace Conference...

This day, 28 June, in 1954, the “Joint Statement of the Prime Ministers of China and India” was issued, with China and Myanmar following like for like the next day. The prime ministers of all three countries reiterated the...

This day, 27 June, in 1981, the “Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party since the Founding of the People's Republic of China”. 15 months in the making, the Resolution stated that “Chief responsibility for the...

This day, 26 June, in 1945, representatives from 50 countries signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco, USA, in that which was a major achievement in planning an international peace system after World War II, reflecting the good...