This day, 31 December, 1953, Premier Zhou Enlai received the Indian government delegation participating in Sino-Indian negotiations on the relationship between Tibet and India, and debuted the five principles of peaceful coexistence; mutual respect for territorial sovereignty, non aggression,...
This day, 30 December, in 1983, with the approval of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China joined the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Utilisation of Outer Space, including the...
This day, 29 December, in 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force in China. Ever since, China has attached great importance to scientific research, public education and strengthened legislation, and has established a legal system for biodiversity...
This day, 28 December, in 2000, the Extradition Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, providing for a solid legal foundation to ensure the normal conduct of extradition,...
This day, 27 December, in 1987, Rewi Alley died of illness in Beijing. A Kiwi born in 1897, Alley came to China in 1927 where he would initiate the Gung Ho Movement, the promoting thereof seeing him walk or...
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...
