Frank Hossack

On this Day in Chinese History; 30 June

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...

Paris March Brings Nanjing Memory into Public View

Memory walked through Paris on Saturday as a small but determined crowd crossed the city in tribute to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. But a quiet civic gesture instead became a public reminder that history still has a...

Zhoushan; Islands, Ports and the Weight of the Sea

Far off the Zhejiang coast, Zhoushan feels less like a single city than a working archipelago. Sea, shipping and salt air shape everything here; from the fishing docks to the temples on Putuo Mountain, the islands are still doing...

On this Day in Chinese History; 29 June

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...

Taizhou; Private Economy, Mountains and a City Built to Move

Taizhou is one of Zhejiang’s most practical cities, but it is also one of its most varied. It has long coastlines, island chains, deep mountain valleys and a private economy that has helped shape its place in the province’s...

Lishui; Mountains, Terraces and A City Writing its Green Future

High in the mountains of southwestern Zhejiang, Lishui does not try to look flat or easy. Here, forested slopes, river headwaters and scattered settlements mean distance has shaped habit and habit has shaped character; less polished perhaps, but more...

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 June

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...

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 June

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...

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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