Frank Hossack

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 July

This day, 26 July, in 1947, ships surrendered by Japan to China arrived in Shanghai. Received by the Nanjing National Government in two batches, each flew an “E” signal flag, designated as a provisional Japanese civil ensign. The acceptance...

On this Day in Chinese History; 25 July

This day, 25 July in 1996, Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen attended the First China-ASEAN Dialogue Meeting, during which China became a formal dialogue partner of ASEAN, opening the way for China and ASEAN to develop friendly...

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 July

This day, 24 July, in 1886, China and Britain signed the “Burma Articles”, in which both countries agreed that “the frontier between Burmah and China was to be marked by a Delineation Commission”. Article 2 in particular stated,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 23 July

This day, 23 July, 1965, Premier Zhou Enlai sent a telegram to the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, pointing out that the Chinese government has always advocated the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of all nuclear weapons,...

From Suzhou to Liverpool by Bike, One Student Makes the Link Real

Student Luke Rimmer left Suzhou on Tuesday with a bicycle, a ridiculous distance ahead of him and, by his own account, a promise to keep his mum updated. That last detail may be the most sensible part of the...

On this Day in Chinese History; 22 July

This day, 22 July, in 1944, the US Army Headquarters in China-Burma-India sent its first observation group to Yan’an. Reporting back its activities, the group was convinced that the CPC had won the broad support of the people. Prior,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 21 July

This day, 21 July, in 1896, as the continuation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation was signed in Beijing. As well as permitting the presence of consuls general in trading ports, the Treaty...

Nanjing North Tops Out, but Jiangbei Still Wants Its Metro

Today’s last concrete pour at Nanjing North Railway Station felt like one of those construction moments that actually means something. The shell is now there. The question for Jiangbei is what comes next, and whether the rest of the...

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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