Today in History
July 9, 1926: The National Revolutionary Army pledges to launch the Northern Expedition
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Updated: 2011-07-12 13:25
July 9, 1926: The National Revolutionary Army pledges to launch the Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang from 1926 to 1928. Its main objective was to unify China by ending the rule of local warlords. It led to the demise of the Beiyang government and the Chinese reunification of 1928.
July 9—11, 1971: US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger takes a secret trip to China
This trip was to pave the way for then-President Richard Nixon's later visit to China, which became a historical event in the history of Sino-American Relations.
July 9, 2002: The CPC Central Committee issues "Regulations on Selecting and Appointing Leading Cadres in the Party and Government"
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)