Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 6 March

This day, 6 March, in 1995, the United Nations World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen, with over 100 heads of state and government attending. There, Premier Li Peng’s speech, in which he put forward five proposals...

On this Day in Chinese History; 5 March

This day, 5 March, in 1956, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the second meeting of diplomatic envoys stationed abroad, wherein the main contents were to further develop and consolidate China’s comprehensive cooperation, solidarity and friendly relations with other...

On this Day in Chinese History; 4 March

This day, 4 March, in 1983, when Deng Xiaoping met with a delegation of the US House of Representatives visiting China, he explained China’s policy on the Taiwan issue to US House Speaker Tip O’Neill, and made it clear,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 3 March

This day, 3 March, in 1990, the 6,021-kilometre “International Trans-Antarctic Expedition” completed the first crossing of the Antarctic continent on foot in human history. Composed of one person from each of the five permanent members of the UN Security...

On this Day in Chinese History; 2 March

This day, 2 March, in 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a global promotion event for the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on the theme of “An Open China: From Ningxia to the World”. With Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

On this Day in Chinese History; 28 February

This day, 28 February, in 1972, the “Sino-US Joint Communique” was published in Shanghai. Therein it was stated that there are essential differences in the social systems and foreign policies of China and the United States, while for its...

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 February

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...

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 February

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...

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