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On this Day in Chinese History; 28 November

This day, 28 November, in 1950, when China’s special representative Wu Xiuquan spoke at the UN’s Security Council, he quoted US President Truman’s remarks on 5 January of that year regarding recognition of China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, as well...

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 November

This day, 27 November, in 2018, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Spain at the invitation of King Felipe VI. During the visit, the two sides issued the “Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 25 November

This day, 25 November, in 1998, Beijing Mayor Jia Qinglin officially submitted an application to host the 2008 Olympic Games to Wu Shaozu, Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee. The ultimate winning of that bid, despite the unsuccessful previous...

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 November

This day, 24 November, in 2016, taking the opportunity of President Xi Jinping’s third visit to Latin America, the Chinese government issued the second, “China’s Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean”, expounding the concepts of China’s policy...

On this Day in Chinese History; 23 November

This day, 23 November, in 1983, Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC, paid an official goodwill visit to Japan, during which the two sides agreed to adjust the three principles of Sino-Japanese relations into...

On this Day in Chinese History; 22 November

This day, 22 November, in 1943, the Cairo Conference, attended by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was held in Egypt. There was issued the “Cairo Declaration”, with the aim...

On this Day in Chinese History; 21 November

This day, 21 November, in 2016, President Xi Jinping delivered an speech in the Peruvian Congress entitled, “Staying in the Same Boat, Setting Sail & Jointly Creating a Bright Future for China-Latin America Relations”, and thus, under the banner...

On this Day in Chinese History; 20 November

This day, 20 November, in 1993, Chinese President Jiang Zemin attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Informal Meeting in Seattle, USA, where he would later meet with US President Bill Clinton and emphasise that the two countries share common...

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