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On this Day in Chinese History; 25 July

This day, 25 July in 1996, Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen attended the First China-ASEAN Dialogue Meeting, during which China became a formal dialogue partner of ASEAN, opening the way for China and ASEAN to develop friendly...

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 July

This day, 24 July, in 1886, China and Britain signed the “Burma Articles”, in which both countries agreed that “the frontier between Burmah and China was to be marked by a Delineation Commission”. Article 2 in particular stated,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 23 July

This day, 23 July, 1965, Premier Zhou Enlai sent a telegram to the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, pointing out that the Chinese government has always advocated the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of all nuclear weapons,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 22 July

This day, 22 July, in 1944, the US Army Headquarters in China-Burma-India sent its first observation group to Yan’an. Reporting back its activities, the group was convinced that the CPC had won the broad support of the people. Prior,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 21 July

This day, 21 July, in 1896, as the continuation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation was signed in Beijing. As well as permitting the presence of consuls general in trading ports, the Treaty...

On this Day in Chinese History; 20 July

This day, 20 July in 1972, China and the Federal Republic of Germany signed an internal memorandum of understanding to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations. The day before, when meeting Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gerhard Schröder, Premier Zhou...

On this Day in Chinese History; 19 July

This day, 19 July in 2008, the Beijing Metro opened three lines, namely Line 8, Line 10 and the Capital Airport Express, setting a record for the highest number of lines opened in the same city on the same...

On this Day in Chinese History; 18 July

This day, 18 July, in 1954, Zhou Enlai met with Charlie Chaplin and his wife in Geneva. When Zhou congratulated Chaplin on winning the “International Peace Prize” awarded by the World Peace Council, he said, “You are a great...

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