Today in History
May 29, 1956: The Nansha Islands have always been a part of Chinese territory
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Updated: 2011-05-30 15:20
May 29, 1956: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman issues a statement which declares that the Nansha Islands have always been a part of Chinese territory
May 29, 1966: Some students from a high school affiliated with Tsinghua University decide to establish an organization known as the "Red Guards"
May 29, 1981: An honorary president of the People's Republic of China, Soong Ching Ling, dies at the age of 88
May 29, 1987: The CPC Central Committee makes a "Decision on Improving and Enhancing Ideological and Political Work in Universities"
May 29, 1997: Jiang Zemin delivers a speech that states: "We must hold high the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory on building socialism with Chinese characteristics and use it to guide our cause and work"
CPC Heroes
Zhu De
Zhu De, born in Yilong County of Sichuan Province in 1886 and passed away in 1976, is a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, statesman and military strategist.
Chen Yi
A native of Le Zhi, in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and awarded by the People's Republic of China the military rank of marshal; Served as the country's Vice Premier (1954-1972) and Foreign Minister (1958-1972)