This day, 26 May, in 2004, the Organisation of American States officially accepted China as its 60th permanent observer. Speaking of the move, Ambassador Yang Jiechi said, “This will be helpful in our joint efforts to further develop cooperation...
This day, 25 May, in 2009, with regard to another nuclear test conducted by North Korea, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement, saying, “The Chinese government expresses firm opposition to this. It is the Chinese government’s...
This day, 24 May, in 1993, the movie “Farewell My Concubine” won the Golden Palm Award (Palme d'Or) at the 46th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language film to achieve the honour. It would later receive two Oscar...
This day, 23 May, in 1985, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Deng Xiaoping announced that the People’s Liberation Army would reduce its military by one million. Deng said, “Our judgment on the international situation has changed and our...
This day, 22 May, in 1885, the great French writer Victor Hugo passed away. Of him, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing once said, “He loved his France, but he also strongly condemned the British and French coalition forces for...
This day, 21 May, in 2014, the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Shanghai. President Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and delivered a keynote speech entitled, “Actively Establishing an...
This day, 20 May, in 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was formally established. That same day, China became the first country to establish diplomatic relations with the new Republic, to which the first Chinese Ambassador was Shao Guanfu....
This day, 19 May, in 1971, China received a message from Nixon conveyed by Pakistan which read, “In order to resolve the differences between the two countries and given the importance attached to the normalisation of relations between them,...
