The Nanjinger

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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...