Frank Hossack

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,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 8 March

This day, 8 March, 1976, the Consulate General of China in Osaka, Japan, officially opened. Holding an important position in the history of Sino-Japanese exchanges, many Japanese envoys departed Japan to China from Osaka during the Tang Dynasty, while...

On this Day in Chinese History; 7 March

This day, 7 March, 1999, Iran’s first electrified railway, the Tehran-Karaj Railway, built by a Chinese company, was officially put into operation. With a total length of 41 kilometres, of which 31.5 kilometres were opened initially, the Chinese side...

On this Day in Chinese History; 6 March

This day, 6 March, in 1995, the United Nations World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen, with over 100 heads of state and government attending. There, Premier Li Peng’s speech, in which he put forward five proposals...

On this Day in Chinese History; 5 March

This day, 5 March, in 1956, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the second meeting of diplomatic envoys stationed abroad, wherein the main contents were to further develop and consolidate China’s comprehensive cooperation, solidarity and friendly relations with other...

On this Day in Chinese History; 4 March

This day, 4 March, in 1983, when Deng Xiaoping met with a delegation of the US House of Representatives visiting China, he explained China’s policy on the Taiwan issue to US House Speaker Tip O’Neill, and made it clear,...

On this Day in Chinese History; 3 March

This day, 3 March, in 1990, the 6,021-kilometre “International Trans-Antarctic Expedition” completed the first crossing of the Antarctic continent on foot in human history. Composed of one person from each of the five permanent members of the UN Security...

On this Day in Chinese History; 2 March

This day, 2 March, in 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a global promotion event for the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on the theme of “An Open China: From Ningxia to the World”. With Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

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.
7365 POSTS

Latest News

Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

Our Jiangsu