Frank Hossack

On this Day in Chinese History; 28 February

This day, 28 February, in 1972, the “Sino-US Joint Communique” was published in Shanghai. Therein it was stated that there are essential differences in the social systems and foreign policies of China and the United States, while for its...

On this Day in Chinese History; 27 February

This day, 27 February, in 2002, Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of China, paid an official goodwill visit to Vietnam. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on accelerating land border...

On this Day in Chinese History; 26 February

This day, 26 February, in 1841, Commander-in-Chief of Naval Forces Guan Tianpei died heroically in a fierce battle with British forces in the Battle of the Bogue. In the British account of the Battle, Guan was called “a fine...

On this Day in Chinese History; 25 February

This day, 25 February, 1989, Deng Xiaoping met with US President George H. W. Bush. During the meeting, Deng in part said, “The United States has 1 or 2 hundred years of experience in holding elections. If we hold...

On this Day in Chinese History; 24 February

This day, 24 February, in 1984, after inspecting the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen, Deng Xiaoping said, “The Zones are a window, a window for technology, a window for management, a window for knowledge and...

On this Day in Chinese History; 23 February

This day, 23 February, in 1979, Ambassador Ding Xuesong submitted her credentials to Queen Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, thus becoming the first female ambassador appointed by the Chinese government since the founding of the People’s...

On this Day in Chinese History; 21 February

This day, 21 February, in 1972, US President Richard Nixon began a historic visit to China. The New York Times that day wrote of his reception, “The President received a studiously correct but minimal official welcome as he began...

On this Day in Chinese History; 20 February

This day, 20 February, in 1958, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army issued a statement announcing that it would withdraw from North Korea in batches before the end of that year. In his farewell speech to the first officers and...

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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