Frank Hossack

On this Day in Chinese History; 21 August

This day, 21 August, in 2014, President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia signed the “Joint Declaration on the Establishment & Development of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia” in Ulaanbaatar. 2014年8月21日的这一天,习近平主席和蒙古总统Elbegdorj Tsakhia在乌兰巴托签署了《中华人民共和国和蒙古建立和发展全面战略伙伴关系的联合声明》。

Panjin; Red Beach, Reeds and Oil

Get out to the reed edge and Panjin makes more sense. The city lies flat in the Liaohe Delta, so wind has room to move. Wind has room here, which is a small thing but the right one. 盘锦最好是到了芦苇边上再看。它平平地铺在辽河三角洲上,风能一路过去,几乎没有什么东西挡着。风在这里真的有地方可去,这一点不大,但很对。 If you...

Nanjing Could Put Canberra on a New Flight Path to China

Travellers between China and Australia may soon have another part way across the Pacific. Nanjing has emerged as the leading candidate for direct flights to Canberra, potentially connecting two capital cities while opening a new gateway between China and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 20 August

This day, 20 August, in 2002, the 24th International Congress of Mathematicians opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Held every 4 years, this was also the first time in history that the Congress had been...

China’s Fertility Insurance Turns Costly IVF Bills into Real Babies

Since 1 January 2025, couples pursuing fertility treatment across China have walked into a rather different kind of appointment. The largest bill on the table is no longer always the first thing standing in their way; it's the popularity...

Shanghai’s 21 Year Metro Fare Freeze Finally Faces a Hearing

Commuters across Shanghai are to see a fare structure tested for the first time in over two decades. On 29 July 2026, the city's Development & Reform Commission announced a public hearing for 7 September, to reopening pricing that...

On this Day in Chinese History; 19 August

This day, 19 August, in 2001, Philippine government forces engaged in a fierce gunfight with kidnappers to rescue Chinese hostages. During the operation, Zhang Zhongqiang and Xue Xing, technicians working on the construction of the Malmar irrigation project, were...

On this Day in Chinese History; 18 August

This day, 18 August, in 1949, Mao Zedong published the article, “Farewell, Leighton Stuart”. Appointed as the US Ambassador to China in July 1946, Marshall J. Leighton Stuart played the role of mediator between the KMT and the Communist...

About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host and voice-over artist who has worked in China for the past 32 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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