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Attention! China begins Transition to Airline Style Security; Items can be Confiscated!

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Shanghai Railway Station is amongst those to be asking passengers to open their bags after X-ray inspection. This correspondent had his shaving foam confiscated. As with airports, the 100ml principal is a good rule of thumb. Other stations, such...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 30 July

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This day, 30 July, in 1992, China submitted an official document to UNESCO which marked its formal accession to the “Universal Copyright Convention”. The move reflected China’s good intentions in improving its copyright protection system, promoting international literary, artistic...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 29 July

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This day, 29 July, in 1985, the State Council approved the expansion of the scope of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone to cover the entirety of Xiamen Island and the island of Gulangyu. While the former constitutes the core...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 28 July

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This day, 28 July in 1984, China returned to the international community after 32 years away from the Olympics to participate in the 23rd Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, USA. Sending the largest sports delegation in history, with...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 July

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This day, 27 July, in 1958, General Claire Lee Chennault, commander-in-chief of the famous American volunteer air force, the “Flying Tigers”, passed away. During World War II, between 1941 and 1943, the Tigers transported arms and supplies to China,...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 July

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This day, 26 July, in 1947, ships surrendered by Japan to China arrived in Shanghai. Received by the Nanjing National Government in two batches, each flew an “E” signal flag, designated as a provisional Japanese civil ensign. The acceptance...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 25 July

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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...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 July

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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,...
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About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host and voice-over artist who has worked in China for the past 32 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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