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Treaty of Nanking was signed between China and Britain

29 August 1842

Treaty of Nanking was signed between China and Britain

Contemporary China - On This Day - Auction of Joint Venture Enterprise

28 August 1992

China's first auction of bankrupt Sino-foreign joint venture

Liu Xiang won the Olympic gold medal

27 August 2004

Liu Xiang won Olympic 110-metre hurdles gold

Contemporary China - On This Day - Successful Trial Production of the Computer

26 August 1973

China's first million-operation computer successfully prototyped

Contemporary China - On This Day - Flying Dragon/FC-1 Fighter Jet

25 August 2003

China's FC-1 fighter jet completed maiden flight successfully

Contemporary China - This Day in History - Beijing Olympics Closing

24 August 2008

The Beijing Olympics concluded successfully

Changchun Film Festival

23 August 1992

The first film festival in China opened

Contemporary China - On This Day - Ma Jixing Passes Away

22 August 2019

Renowned Chinese scholar of TCM literature Ma Jixing passed away

Deng Xiaoping

21 August 1980

Deng Xiaoping on Mao Zedong's legacy in interview with foreign press

Contemporary China - Today in History - National Accreditation Centre

20 August 2002

China National Accreditation Centre for Conformity Assessment inaugurated

Gaofen-2

19 August 2014

China's Gaofen-2 satellite was launched

Minsheng Securities

18 August 2002

China's first private securities company inaugurated

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

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