Frank Hossack

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On this Day in Chinese History; 28 January

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This day, 28 January, in 1973, Foreign Minister Ji Pengfei delivered a speech regarding the signing of the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, in which he congratulated the Vietnamese people on their great victory...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 27 January

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This day, 27 January, 1964, China and France established diplomatic relations, a symbolic move in the differentiation of international political forces after Word War II as to the decline in control by the USA and the USSR over their...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 26 January

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This day, 26 January, in 1841, the British sent troops to forcibly occupy Hong Kong. This followed the British consul Charles Elliot’s leading of a fleet to invade Tianjin and submit “Foreign Minister Lord Palmerston’s Letter to Minister of...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 25 January

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This day, 25 January, in 1957, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Nepal, met with King Mahendra and held talks with Prime Minister Acharya. The two sides issued a joint communique stating that Asian unity is of great significance to maintaining...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 24 January

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This day, 24 January, in 1960, Myanmar became the first nation to sign a Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Non-Aggression with Beijing, the result of a visit to China by Myanmar Prime Minister General Ne Win and talks with...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 23 January

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This day, 23 January, 754, the eminent monk Jian Zhen arrived in Japan after five unsuccessful attempts. As a great achiever in architecture, sculpture, medicine and calligraphy, he carried with him a large number of Buddhist scriptures, becoming an...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 22 January

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This day, 22 January, in 1956, Abdul Samad, Afghanistan’s first ambassador to China, submitted his credentials to Chairman Mao Zedong. The exchange of ambassadors between the two countries improved the diplomatic environment on China’s western frontier and was of...
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On this Day in Chinese History; 21 January

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This day, 6 January, in 1876, Guo Songtao, the first Chinese minister based abroad and the first minister of the Qing Dynasty to the United Kingdom, landed at the Port of Southampton. During his time in the UK, Guo...
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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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