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Contemporary China - On This Day - Hexie Hao EMU
Contemporary China - On This Day - Hexie Hao EMU

22 December 2007

China's first 300 km/h "Hexie" high-speed train rolled off production line

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Second Qiantang River Bridge

21 December 1991

The second Qiantang River Bridge opened to traffic

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - The Return of Macao

20 December 1999

Macao return to the Motherland

Contemporary China - On This Day - The Death of Qian Zhongshu

19 December 1998

Renowned Chinese scholar and writer Qian Zhongshu died

Contemporary China - On This Day - Domestically Produced Robot

18 December 1987

China produced its first entirely home-grown robot

Modern China – On This Day – Shandong

17 December 2019

China's first home-grown aircraft carrier, the Shandong, was commissioned

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Mao Zedong's Visit to the Soviet Union

16 December 1949

Mao Zedong's first visit to the Soviet Union

Modern China - On This Day in History - Cross-Strait Three Links

15 December 2008

Chinese Mainland and Taiwan realised "Three Direct Links"

Modern China - On This Day - Chang'e-3

14 December 2013

China's first unmanned lunar probe Chang'e-3 landed on Moon

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Nanjing Massacre National Memorial

13 December 2014

First National Memorial Ceremony for Nanjing Massacre Victims

Modern China - On This Day - Guided-missile Destroyer

12 December 1971

China's first-generation guided-missile destroyer delivered to navy

Modern China - On This Day - Tung Chee-hwa is elected

11 December 1996

Tung Chee-hwa elected as the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway

10 December 1987

Construction begins on the Jingjintang Expressway

Ma Yanhong

9 December 1979

Ma Yanhong won China's first world gymnastics championship

Contemporary China - On This Day in History - Macao International Airport

8 December 1995

Macau International Airport officially opened

Zheng Lucheng

7 December 1976

Famous Chinese composer Zheng Lucheng passed away

Mao Dun Literature Prize

6 December 1982

China's first Mao Dun Literature Prize announced

Modern China - On This Day - The 5th East Asian Games

5 December 2009

5th East Asian Games commenced in HK

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