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Frank Hossack

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,...

New BMW Centre in Nanjing to be Biggest IT Focused R&D Hub in Asia 

With the German auto giant’s establishing of its first such R&D centre in China in Nanjing’s Jianye District on 18 July, a future-facing, smart-mobility ecosystem is to be part of BMW’s broader push forward which embraces Chinese partners in...

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...

Nanjing Gripped by Mysterious Lightning Strikes without Rain or Thunder

Nearly 3,000 lightning strikes in Nanjing over a short period were widely shared of late, with the lack of rain and thunder prompting some spiritually-minded locals to speculate, "I wonder which immortal is going through tribulation”. Full story (in Chinese)...

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...

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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