Tag: Nanking

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13th December 1937: The Nanking Massacre begins

13th December 2019
Tagged as: China, Japan, Massacre, Murder, Nanking, Second World War, Sino-Japanese War, War Crime

On the 13^th December 1937, the Nanking Massacre began at the end of the Battle of Nanking – part of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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29th August 1842: The First Opium War ends when Britain and China sign the Treaty of Nanking

29th August 2019
Tagged as: Britain, China, Nanking, Opium, Opium War, Treaty of Nanking, United Kingdom

The First Opium War formally ended when Britain and China signed the Treaty of Nanking, the first of the ‘unequal treaties’.