This day, 26 December, in 1962, the China-Mongolia Boundary Treaty was signed in Beijing by Premier Zhou Enlai and General Secretary Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal on behalf of the Chinese and Mongolian governments, respectively. The treaty stipulated the location of all...
This day, 25 December, in 1991, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen reported to the Seventh National People’s Congress as to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Qian said the Chinese government adheres to non-interference in other countries’...
This day, 24 December, 1990, when discussing China’s foreign policy, Deng Xiaoping said that some countries in the Third World wanted China to take the lead, but that it must not; that it was a fundamental national policy. There...
This day, 23 December, in 1987, the Beijing International Telecommunications Bureau, a key national construction project in China, was officially opened for use. The Bureau had weaved a modern communication network that could reach all parts of the world...
This day, 22 December, 2001, the interim government of Afghanistan was established, and the Chinese government sent a message to express its congratulations. Zhang Min, representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited Chairman Hamid Karzai on the...
This day, 21 December, in 1991, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat held talks with Chinese leaders during his official goodwill visit to China. Arafat thanked the Chinese government and the nation’s people for their consistent support of the Palestinian liberation...
This day, 20 December, in 1999, Macau returned to Chinese sovereignty. President Jiang Zemin said China and Portugal had achieved a smooth handover, after which China would unswervingly implement the policies of “One Country, Two Systems”, and “Macau People...
This day, 19 December, in 1984, the Chinese government and the British government signed the “Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong”. Both sides reiterated that they will implement the Declaration to the letter, so that China...
