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The Nanjinger arose from a dream that a city with a history as long, and a status as important, as Nanjing, deserves a world-class English media outlet. Beginning life in 2009 and evolving into being the city’s English media of record, The Nanjinger brings the international and English-speaking community a wide and varied selection of news and features about Nanjing, its surrounding area, and Chinese culture, while adhering to international journalistic standards as to both impartiality and objectivity.

7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 February

Frank Hossack -
This day, 27 February, in 2002, Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of China, paid an official goodwill visit to Vietnam. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on accelerating land border...
Strainer

Sipping Not Gorging; For a Chocolate-Shaped Cavity

Matthew Stedman -
If there’s one food that’s emblematic of everyday indulgence, that’s chocolate. Delicious for most of us yet inextricably connected with fat, sugar (and caffeine, if you’re worried about that).  When my 4-year old daughter went for her second tooth-filling last month,...
Destinations

Forget Sanya! Catch a Wave in Wanning; China’s Capital of Surf

Frank Hossack -
Our taxi driver said, more or less, “You gotta be kidding”, as he turned the car onto the jungle path. It had been a 2.5 hour drive from Haikou International Airport in Hainan; not short but nothing compared to the...
Money Talks

Money Talks (vi); Expat Choices; Property vs Pension

Chris Golding -
When it comes to retirement, you may often hear expats say, “My property is my pension”. But what does this mean? Usually, it’s one of two things. Either buying the biggest house they can afford and downsizing later or...
7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 February

Frank Hossack -
This day, 26 February, in 1841, Commander-in-Chief of Naval Forces Guan Tianpei died heroically in a fierce battle with British forces in the Battle of the Bogue. In the British account of the Battle, Guan was called “a fine...
7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 25 February

Frank Hossack -
This day, 25 February, 1989, Deng Xiaoping met with US President George H. W. Bush. During the meeting, Deng in part said, “The United States has 1 or 2 hundred years of experience in holding elections. If we hold...
7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 February

Frank Hossack -
This day, 24 February, in 1984, after inspecting the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen, Deng Xiaoping said, “The Zones are a window, a window for technology, a window for management, a window for knowledge and...
7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 23 February

Frank Hossack -
This day, 23 February, in 1979, Ambassador Ding Xuesong submitted her credentials to Queen Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, thus becoming the first female ambassador appointed by the Chinese government since the founding of the People’s...
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Latest News

Frank Hossack -

Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...
Frank Hossack -

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...
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Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...
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