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August 17 Communiqué

17 August 1982

China and U.S. signed the "August 17 Communiqué"

Modern China - On this day - Aviation engine

16 August 1954

China's first aircraft engine trial production succeeded

Contemporary China - On This Day - Nanjing Massacre

15 August 1985

Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders opened

Contemporary China - On This Day - Maglev Passenger Car

14 August 2001

China produced it first maglev passenger carriage

Contemporary China - On This Day - Fan Zhiyi & Sun Jihai

13 August 1998

First batch of Chinese professional football players joined world-class clubs

Contemporary China - On This Day - Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan

12 August 1978

Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed

Contemporary China - On This Day - Liberation Army

11 August 1945

China used the name "Liberation Army" for the first time

Contemporary China - On This Day - College Students' Games

10 August 1982

First National College Games of China opened

Contemporary China - Today in History - State Supreme Science and Technology Award

9 August 1999

China established Highest Science and Technology Award

Contemporary China - On This Day - Mei Lanfang Passed Away

8 August 1961

Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang passed away

Contemporary China - This Day in History - China Women's Volleyball Team

7 August 1984

China women's volleyball team won gold at LA Olympics

China Achieves Fiscal Balance for the First Time

6 August 1952

China achieved fiscal balance for the first time

Contemporary China - On This Day - Baiyun International Airport

5 August 2004

New Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport put into operation

Results of the Last HKCEE Announced

4 August 2011

Results of the last HKCEE released

Bankruptcy of state-owned enterprises

3 August 1986

First bankruptcy declaration by a Chinese state-owned enterprise

Contemporary China - On this day in history - Teachers aiding Xizang

2 August 1974

First batch of teachers aiding China's Xizang set off

Contemporary China - On This Day - Beijing-Tianjin Intercity High-speed Railway

1 August 2008

Mainland China's first high-speed railway commenced operation

Contemporary China - On this day in history - BeiDou-3

31 July 2020

China's BeiDou satellite system was formally commissioned

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