Frank Hossack

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Baby on Board in High Speed Train Emergency Delivered by Urologist into Nanjing

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Mid-journey between Shanghai and Nanjing, a routine high-speed train service turned into an improvised delivery room, when a lady went into labour in a cramped toilet; a responding urologist then found himself facing the most unexpected emergency of his...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 12 September

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This day, 12 September, in 1984, the 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship held its first meeting in Japan, as an advisory body to the Chinese and Japanese governments composed of people from the two countries’ academic, political and...
About Hunan

Loudi; Only Chinese God Worshipped Standing on His Hands

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Zhang Wulang, the Meishan hunting god still worshipped in temples around Loudi, is depicted standing on his hands, upside down, the only deity in the entire Chinese pantheon shown that way; a legacy, locals say, of the Meishan Man...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 11 September

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This day, 11 September, in 1973, French President, Georges Pompidou, visited China, becoming the first sitting head of state from a Western European country to do so. Met at the airport personally by Premier Zhou Enlai, and Vice Premier...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 10 September

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This day, 10 September, in 1960, President Ahmed Sékou Touré of the Republic of Guinea paid an official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President, Liu Shaoqi, as the first African head of state to do so....
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 9 September

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This day, 9 September, in 1976, Chairman Mao Zedong passed away in Beijing. From then on until 18 September, flags across the country were flown at half mast and all entertainment activities were stopped. Heads of state, government and...
About Hunan

Xiangxi; The Mountain Village that Changed How China Fights Poverty

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Shi Chengfu's courtyard became, on 3 November 2013, the exact spot where President Xi Jinping first used the phrase "targeted poverty alleviation" during a visit to Shibadong, a Miao village in Huayuan county, a phrase that went on to...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 8 September

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This day, 8 September, in 1984, when Deng Xiaoping met with Francesco Cossiga, Italian President, he said that there are many potential flashpoints in the world and it is impossible to solve them without adopting new methods suited for...
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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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Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...
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Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

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Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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