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On this Day in Chinese History; 16 March

This day, 16 March, in 1990, the first meeting of the Shanghai Mayor’s International Entrepreneurs’ Advisory Conference was held at the New Jinjiang Hotel, with more than 60 entrepreneurs from the US, UK, Japan, France, Germany, Canada and elsewhere...

On this Day in Chinese History; 15 March

This day, 15 March, 1999, Premier Zhu Rongji said, “It has been 13 years since China negotiated the resumption of WTO accession; its black hair has turned white. ... The deepening of China’s reform and opening up plus the...

On this Day in Chinese History; 14 March

This day, 14 March, in 1979, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing was held the signing ceremony for Beijing and Tokyo to become sister cities. Beijing Municipal Leader Lin Hujia and Tokyo Governor Minobe Ryokichi signed...

On this Day in Chinese History; 13 March

This day, 13 March, in 1972, China and the United Kingdom signed a joint communique in Beijing, announcing that both countries had decided to upgrade their diplomatic representatives stationed in each other’s capitals from charge d’affaires to ambassadors with...

On this Day in Chinese History; 12 March

This day, 12 March, in 1925, the great revolutionary pioneer Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away in Beijing. He had devoted his life to the revitalisation and prosperity of the Chinese nation, actively seeking to end China’s unequal status in...

On this Day in Chinese History; 11 March

This day, 11 March, in 1992, China joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Since the first day it acquired nuclear weapons, China has unilaterally promised not to be the first to use such at any time...

On this Day in Chinese History; 10 March

This day, 10 March, in 1986, China officially became a member of the Asian Development Bank. A not-for profit organisation, the Bank has the aim of promoting socio-economic development and cooperation in the region and is jointly funded by...

On this Day in Chinese History; 9 March

This day, 9 March, in 1973, China and Spain established diplomatic relations. Ever since, bilateral ties have progressed smoothly, in part since Spain is one of the countries which recognise PRC as the sole legitimate government of China. Today,...

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