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This Week in History: Pamela Werner Murdered in Old Peking
An undercover sex cult, heroin addicts and disappearing brothels; the truth behind the crime can now be told.
by Paul French, 10 January 2022
This Day in History: China's First Post-Cultural Revolution Ad
The ad men follow on from the mad men.
by Ned Kelly, 04 January 2022
This Day in History: Down to the Countryside Movement Launched
Chairman Mao proclaims 'We too have two hands, let us not laze about in the city.'
by Ned Kelly, 22 December 2021
This Day in History: Massive Haiyuan Earthquake Devastates Gansu
Statistics released in 2010 show at least 273,400 were killed by the earthquake in Gansu, with Haiyuan losing 73,604 people, nearly half of the county’s entire population.
by Jonathan Zhong, 16 December 2021
On This Day: Japanese Take Shanghai International Settlement
An inside look at the Japanese takeover of Shanghai's International Settlement, which began on December 8, 1941.
by Mark Felton, 08 December 2021
This Day in History: Nelson Mandela's Changing Relationship with China
South African leader's close links with the Middle Kingdom.
by James Griffiths, 03 December 2021
This Day in History: China's Deadliest Maritime Disaster
The sinking of SS Kiangya was the world's worst maritime disaster unrelated to military action.
by Ned Kelly, 03 December 2021
This Day in History: The Discovery of Peking Man
And its mysterious disappearance in World War II...
by Ned Kelly, 02 December 2021
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