This day, 7 July, 2012, the first Tsinghua University “World Peace Forum” was held in Beijing. Attended by China’s then Vice President Xi Jinping and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, together with the former leaders of many other...
This day, 6 July in 2020, Zhang Jun, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, deposited China’s instrument of accession to the Arms Trade Treaty with UN Secretary General António Guterres, which was an important measure for China to...
This day, 5 July, 2000, the heads of state of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan met in Dushanbe, and jointly signed the Dushanbe Declaration, reaffirming they would continue to further develop cooperation within the framework of the “Shanghai...
This day, 4 July, in 1998, the China-Kazakhstan border became the first undisputed border between China and the Commonwealth of Independent States, as Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, where he and...
This day, 3 July in 1996, Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, the first by a Chinese head of state since diplomatic relations were established. During his visit, Jiang said that developing good...
This day, 2 July, 1989, Deng Xiaoping met with Lieutenant General and United States National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, during a visit made in secret to China. Deng pointed out that China would not allow others to interfere with...
This day, 1 July, in 1997, at 00:00, China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong. Often thought of as marking the definitive end of the British Empire, the handover ceremony was attended for the Chinese by President Jiang Zemin, Premier...
This day, 30 June, in 1949, in the article “On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship”, Chairman Mao Zedong quoted Dr. Sun Yat-sen; “We must arouse the people and unite with the nations of the world that treat us equally to...
