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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...

On this Day in Chinese History; 1 June

This day, 1 June, 2012, International Children’s Day, Chinese Internet giant Baidu launched its “Baidu Charity Hour”. During the event from 11:00 to 12:00, some 360,202 citizens sent their blessings to school children in deprived areas. Baidu responded by...

On this Day in Chinese History; 31 May

This day, 31 May, in 1936, the All China Labour Circles National Salvation Association to Resist the Enemy was established in Shanghai. Shying the proletariat, the Association formed its alliance with progressives from the  middle and upper classes of...

On this Day in Chinese History; 30 May

This day, 30 May, in 1925, more than 10,000 people from all walks of life in Shanghai went to Nanjing Lu to protest against an unlawful killing by Japanese spinning mill capitalists. Under the order of a British inspector,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 29 May

This day, 29 May, in 1997, China announced at the United Nations Headquarters in New York that it shall participate in the United Nations peacekeeping standby arrangement in principle, to provide military observers, civilian police and engineering plus logistical...

On this Day in Chinese History; 28 May

This day, 28 May, 1351, in the first of the Red Turban Rebellions that would lead to the downfall of the Yuan Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang’s founding of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Futong launched an uprising with a red...

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 May

This day, 27 May, in 1960, Chairman Mao Zedong met British Field Marshal Montgomery who asked, “What will happen when China becomes a powerful country with a population of more than 1 billion?”. Mao heard the hidden meaning, replying,...

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