The Nanjinger

This day, 22 August, in 1659, the Polish Jesuit and missionary, Michał Boym, passed away. As one of the first European scientists to visit East Asia, Boym had created the first systematic botanical encyclopedia about China, the “Flora Sinensis”,...

This day, 21 August, in 2014, President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia signed the “Joint Declaration on the Establishment & Development of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia” in Ulaanbaatar.

This day, 20 August, in 2002, the 24th International Congress of Mathematicians opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Held every 4 years, this was also the first time in history that the Congress had been...

This day, 18 August, in 1949, Mao Zedong published the article, “Farewell, Leighton Stuart”. Appointed as the US Ambassador to China in July 1946, Marshall J. Leighton Stuart played the role of mediator between the KMT and the Communist...

This day, 17 August, in 1982, the governments of China and the United States issued the “August 17 Communiqué” on the issue of US arms sales to Taiwan, in which the US government reiterated that it has no intention...

This day, 16 August, in 1971, China and Iran established diplomatic relations, sharing the ideological themes of anti-imperialism and third-world solidarity, and as natural allies seeking to counterbalance the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.

This day, 15 August, in 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced the surrender of Imperial Japan to the Allies. After 8 years of bloody struggle, the Chinese people finally ushered in the final victory in their War of Resistance...

This day, 14 August, in 1961, Kwame Nkrumah, President and Head of Government of the Republic of Ghana, was invited to pay an official visit to China. The Chinese government attached great importance to his visit and gave him...