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This Day in History: British Handover Hong Kong to China
On July 1, 1997, China resumed its control of Hong Kong after 156 years of British rule.
by Adrienne Hoe, 01 July 2022
This Day in History: Artist Chiang Yee Honored with Blue Plaque
Only the third blue plaque honoring a Chinese person.
by Paul French, 30 June 2022
This Day in History: China Develops the Hydrogen Bomb
June 1967 sees China become the world's fourth thermonuclear power.
by Ned Kelly, 17 June 2022
This Day in History: Zhu Jianhua Sets High Jump World Record
On June 11, 1983 Shanghai-born high jumper Zhu Jianhua cleared 2.37m at a meet in Beijing, setting a new world record.
by Ned Kelly, 11 June 2022
This Day in History: Mukden Tiger Warlord Assassinated by Japan
On June 4, 1928, a train carrying warlord Zhang Zuolin from Beijing to Shenyang was ripped apart by a huge explosion.
by Ned Kelly, 02 June 2022
This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Came to China
Praying in the Great Mosque of Xi'an and sparring with a Brawl on the Bund referee: a look back on the 1985 visit of The Greatest to the Middle Kingdom
by Ned Kelly, 20 May 2022
This Day in History: The Charging Bull on the Bund
Arturo Di Modica's "redder, younger and stronger" Wall Street Bull.
by Ned Kelly, 13 May 2022
This Day in History: Train Robbing Bandits & the Lincheng Outrage
The capture of famed foreigners and journalists made this a major international event in China's history.
by Tristin Zhang, 29 April 2022
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