Frank Hossack

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On this Day in Chinese History; 20 October

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This day, 20 October, in 1996, President Ernesto Samper of the Republic of Colombia paid a state visit to China, the first by a Colombian head of state. During the visit, President Jiang Zemin said that the Chinese government...
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Fangchenggang; the Defence City of Border Patrols, Ore Ships and Reactors

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Fangchenggang's name means "defence city port", after a Song-dynasty stockade; today the defenders are police who hike mountain tracks with a dog called Hani, the port takes ships of 200,000 tonnes and four nuclear reactors hum on the coast. 防城港之名意为"防城之港",源自宋代的一圈木栅;如今守边的是带着一条叫"哈尼"的警犬翻山巡逻的民警,港口可靠泊二十万吨巨轮,海岸上有四台核反应堆在运转。 The...
About Guangxi

Qinzhou; the Port City Guangxi Got, Lost and Got Back within 13 Years

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Guangxi received Qinzhou from Guangdong in 1952, returned it in 1955 and took it back in 1965; the port now handles 226 million tonnes a year, and its oyster beds supply 70 percent of China's oyster seed. 广西一九五二年从广东接收钦州,一九五五年归还,一九六五年又收回;如今钦州港每年吞吐货物二点二六亿吨,当地蚝场供应全国百分之七十的蚝苗。 Qinzhou lies at...
About Guangxi

Guigang; the Port City where the Taiping Began and a Book Missed Its Name

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Guigang is a port on the Xi River, the water road to the Pearl River Delta; the Taiping rose against the Qing on 11 January 1851 in a village it now administers, and its name is younger than the...
About Guangxi

Yulin; the Spice City Infamous for its Selling of Dog Meat

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The Yulin of 111 BCE was a Han commandery ruled from today's Guigang, while the modern city says two-thirds of the world's spices pass through its markets, though abroad it is better known for a June dog-meat "festival" that...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 19 October

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This day, 19 October, in 1954, Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, visited the New China, accompanied by his daughter and future Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. During discussions, Chairman Mao Zedong expressed his appreciation for India’s refusal to participate...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 18 October

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This day, 18 October, in 1956, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy became the first Pakistani Prime Minister to visit China. Meeting with Mao Zedeng, Zhou Enlai and others, both sides reaffirmed their confidence in the resolutions of the Bandung Conference and...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 17 October

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This day, 17 October, in 1980, Deng Xiaoping met with French President, Giscard d'Estaing. Deng Xiaoping said that the “multipolar politics” proposed by d'Estaing is an objective reality. Multipolarity requires unity. There is no leader or treaty, but rather...
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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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