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The Building of Nanjing (25); Zhonghua Men

Many will be familiar with the impressive data set accompanying Nanjing’s Zhonghua Men. The biggest citadel on Earth still in existence, capable of housing a garrison of 3,000 soldiers and likely the most complex structure of its time. But that...

Managing Investments in Challenging Times

Holding your nerve can pay dividends in the long term. When the world feels uncertain, it’s easy for most investors to get anxious. Market highs, the challenges we face, conflicts in the Middle East and eastern Europe, economic headwinds...

On this Day in Chinese History; 19 April

This day, 19 April, in 1970, when Prime Minister Zhou Enlai met veteran Japanese politician Kenzo Matsumura, he said, “The Chinese people respect the Japanese people. We are willing to live in friendship with the peace-loving Japanese people from...

On this Day in Chinese History; 18 April

This day, 18 April, 1955, the Afro–Asian Conference was held in Bandung, Indonesia. With a total of 29 Asian and African countries participating, Zhou Enlai spoke of “seeking common ground while reserving differences”, expounding the basic foreign policy of...

On this Day in Chinese History; 17 April

This day, 17 April, 1895, the Qing Dynasty government was humiliated in to signing the Treaty of Shimonoseki as a way to end the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Ceded to Japan as part of the Treaty were the Liaodong...

On this Day in Chinese History; 16 April

This day, 16 April, in 1992, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Military Engineering Brigade arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to participate in United Nations’ peacekeeping operations. The 400-strong brigade repaired Highways 4 and 6, which were severely damaged by...

On this Day in Chinese History; 15 April

This day, 15 April, 2013, the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Iceland was signed in Beijing. Thiswas the first free trade agreement signed between China and a European...

On this Day in Chinese History; 14 April

This day, 14 April, 2011, the third BRICS leaders’ meeting was held in Sanya, Hainan, with Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma in attendance. It...
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