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This Day in History: The Battle of Muddy Flat

Believed to be the first time British and American forces fought as allies in a land battle.

by Ned Kelly, 04 April 2023

This Day in History: The Funeral of Ruan Lingyu

The Shanghainese silent film star had taken her own life at the age of just 24.

by Ned Kelly, 16 March 2023

This Day in History: When Charlie Chaplin Came to China

The King of Comedy's whistle-stop 1936 visit to the Pearl of the Orient.

by Ned Kelly, 08 March 2023

This Day in History: Pearl S. Buck's 'The Good Earth' Published

Hailed in the West as the most important book about China since 'The Travels of Marco Polo'.

by Ned Kelly, 02 March 2023

This Day in History: Ernest Hemingway's 1941 Trip to China

The Old Man and the ROC: When the Dean of American Literature came to China.

by Connor Frankhouser, 22 February 2023

This Day in History: Haicheng Earthquake Prediction World First

On February 4, 1975, Chinese authorities claim to be the first to successfully predict an earthquake.

by Ned Kelly, 02 February 2023

This Day in History: Wellington Koo, the Dapper Diplomat

The first and only Chinese head of state to use a Western name.

by Ned Kelly, 30 January 2023

This Day in History: Deng Xiaoping's Historic Visit to the US

This was the first time that a top Chinese leader visited America since the founding of the PRC in 1949.

by Jonathan Zhong, 29 January 2023

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