Diplomacy Talks

This day, 16 August, in 1971, China and Iran established diplomatic relations, sharing the ideological themes of anti-imperialism and third-world solidarity, and as natural allies seeking to counterbalance the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.

This day, 15 August, in 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced the surrender of Imperial Japan to the Allies. After 8 years of bloody struggle, the Chinese people finally ushered in the final victory in their War of Resistance...

This day, 14 August, in 1961, Kwame Nkrumah, President and Head of Government of the Republic of Ghana, was invited to pay an official visit to China. The Chinese government attached great importance to his visit and gave him...

This day, 13 August, in 1992, the People’s Republic of China’s State Council decided to open five further cities along the Yangtze River to the outside world, namely Chongqing, Yueyang, Wuhan, Jiujiang and Wuhu.

This day, 12 August, in 2011, the 26th Summer Universiade opened in Shenzhen. Nearly 10,000 university student athletes from 152 countries and regions around the world participated in the competition. Leaders from Sri Lanka, Fiji, Ethiopia, Romania, Bolivia, Mozambique,...

This day, 11 August, in 1872, the first 30 government-sent overseas students in Chinese history set off for the United States. They would be followed by four batches of 120 government-funded students, who would upon their return all play...

This day, 10 August, in 1911, the Oing Navy cruiser, "Haiqi", visited New York Harbour in the United States. The Haiqi had set sail from its Shanghai anchorage, passing through the Strait of Malacca, Gulf of Aden, Suez Canal,...

This day, 9 August, in 1953, Chinese swimmer, Wu Chuanyu, won the men's 100-metre backstroke championship with a time of 1 minute, 8.4 seconds, at the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students in Bucharest, Romania, becoming the first...