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On this Day in Chinese History; 8 June

This day, 8 June, in 1645, Dodo (Prince Yu), 15th son of Later Jin Dynasty Founder Nurhaci (Emperor Taizu of Qing), led the Qing army to Nanjing, where the Minister of Rites of the Southern Ming Dynasty Qian Qianyi...

Stray Cats, Five Leaf Clovers & Lakes of Magnificence, in Huai’an

Huai’an in our very own Jiangsu has as its biggest claim to fame that it was the home of Zhou Enlai, China’s first and longest-serving Premier. Rightfully revered to this day, history buffs will therein revel in a grand...

On this Day in Chinese History; 7 June

This day, 7 June, 1895, the Japanese army occupied Taipei. After the signing of the humiliating Treaty of Shimonoseki, the island of Taiwan was ceded to Japan, which aroused the indignation of the whole country, setting off a patriotic...

On this Day in Chinese History; 6 June

This day, 6 June, in 1949, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Nanjing Municipal Government Huang Hua was ordered to meet with Ambassador Marshall J. Leighton Stuart in a private capacity. Stuart indicated the US was willing...

On this Day in Chinese History; 5 June

This day, 5 June, in 2014, a draft revision of the Environmental Protection Law submitted to the 8th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress for deliberation made corresponding provisions for environmental protection publicity and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 4 June

This day, 4 June, in 1961, the Pianma area occupied by Britain was returned to China. Stemming from a territorial dispute dating back to 1910, Premier Zhou Enlai said, “The Sino-Myanmar Boundary Treaty is a milestone in the further...

On this Day in Chinese History; 3 June

This day, 3 June, in 1992, Premier Li Peng attended the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, also known as “Earth Summit”, at which were adopted the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (Agenda...

On this Day in Chinese History; 2 June

This day, 2 June, in 1969, Premier Zhou Enlai pointed out in guiding the work of the “International Issues Research Group” formed earlier in the day by Chairman Mao Zedong that subjective cognition should strive to conform to objective...
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