Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 2 December

This day, 2 December, in 2015, China and South Africa signed the “Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on Jointly Promoting the Construction of...

On this Day in Chinese History; 1 December

This day, 1 December, in 1992, the New Eurasian Land Bridge, from Lianyungang in Jiangsu Province to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, was put into operation. The New Eurasian Land Bridge, which spans 10,800 kilometres across the...

On this Day in Chinese History; 30 November

This day, 30 November, in 1975, US President Gerald Ford set out to visit China. This was the second visit to China by a US president before the two countries established diplomatic relations. During the visit, Chairman Mao Zedong...

On this Day in Chinese History; 29 November

This day, 29 November, 1845, the local government of the Qing Dynasty and the first British consul in Shanghai signed the “Shanghai Land Lease Charter” over a piece of land intended exclusively for foreigners to reside, demarcated by the...

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...

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