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On this Day in Chinese History; 19 November

This day, 19 November, in 1984, China sent its first Antarctic exploration team on board the “Xiangyanghong 10” from Shanghai to conduct a comprehensive scientific expedition. The following year, the Great Wall Station in Antarctica was completed in just...

On this Day in Chinese History; 18 November

This day, 18 November, in 1987, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Declaration on the “Principle of Refraining from the Threat or Use of Force in International Relations”, for which the Chinese representative expressed support, pointing out...

On this Day in Chinese History; 17 November

This day, 17 November, in 2014, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Australia, where the leaders of the two countries announced that they would upgrade China-Australia relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

On this Day in Chinese History; 16 November

This day, 16 November, in 1990, Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CCP, had a cordial conversation with Indonesian President, Suharto, with both sides emphasising that the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and the Ten...

On this Day in Chinese History; 15 November

This day, 15 November, in 1971, the delegation of the People’s Republic of China attended the United Nations General Assembly for the first time. Qiao Guanhua, head of the Chinese delegation, delivered an important speech amid endless applause and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 14 November

This day, 14 November, in 1994, President Jiang Zemin held a formal meeting with US President William Jefferson Clinton during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ informal meeting held in Bogor, Indonesia. Therein, President Clinton agreed with Jiang, saying and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 13 November

This day, 13 November, in 1989, Deng Xiaoping was meeting with a delegation from the Japan-China Economic Association, when he said, “Cooperation between our two countries must be sustained for a long time. Our policy of friendship between China...

On this Day in Chinese History; 12 November

This day, 12 November, in 1953, Kim Il Sung, Founder of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, was met at Beijing Railway Station by Zhou Enlai. Kim delivered a speech at the welcome banquet, sincerely thanking the Chinese people...

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