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On this Day in Chinese History; 28 May

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This day, 28 May, 1351, in the first of the Red Turban Rebellions that would lead to the downfall of the Yuan Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang’s founding of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Futong launched an uprising with a red...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 27 May

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This day, 27 May, in 1960, Chairman Mao Zedong met British Field Marshal Montgomery who asked, “What will happen when China becomes a powerful country with a population of more than 1 billion?”. Mao heard the hidden meaning, replying,...
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Steel Keeps Rising on Nanjing Metro Line 11, but so does the Delay

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Tucked away in Pukou, Nanjing Metro Line 11 is still inching forward; station by station, tunnel by tunnel, promise by promise. Yet with each fresh construction update, the same awkward question returns for residents of Jiangbei; why is this...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 26 May

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This day, 26 May, in 2004, the Organisation of American States officially accepted China as its 60th permanent observer. Speaking of the move, Ambassador Yang Jiechi said, “This will be helpful in our joint efforts to further develop cooperation...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 25 May

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This day, 25 May, in 2009, with regard to another nuclear test conducted by North Korea, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement, saying, “The Chinese government expresses firm opposition to this. It is the Chinese government’s...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 24 May

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This day, 24 May, in 1993, the movie “Farewell My Concubine” won the Golden Palm Award (Palme d'Or) at the 46th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language film to achieve the honour. It would later receive two Oscar...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 23 May

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This day, 23 May, in 1985, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Deng Xiaoping announced that the People’s Liberation Army would reduce its military by one million. Deng said, “Our judgment on the international situation has changed and our...
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Wuxi Hears the Future as Culture, AI and Tourism Find Common Ground

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Somewhere between the blue-washed stage lights and the tranquil waters of Lake Li in Wuxi, a bigger question hung in the air last week. Can culture still move cities forward in the age of AI, and can tourism grow...
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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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