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Trump Greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCETodayThe President's schedule for 23 September lists "6:00 PM - THE PRESIDENT departs the White House[7] en route to Joint Base Andrews" for the "Arrival Ceremony with the President of the People's Republic of China"; AP says Xi and Peng Liyuan "are expected to arrive at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday evening". 18:30 ET is estimated from the 6 PM departure; this replaces SCMP's[9] earlier 'around 4pm'.Trump will meet Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews at about 4pm on 23 September 2026, a reception US presidents almost never give a visiting head of state. It opens Xi's 23-25 September state visit, his first to Washington since 2015.0.73Carter Welcomes Deng Xiaoping to the White House
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE47.7 years agoThe American Presidency Project's note on the remarks states that "the President spoke at 10:12 a.m. on the South Lawn of the White House" on 29 January 1979; 10:12 a.m. EST is 15:12Z.[1]Four weeks after relations began, Deng Xiaoping stood on the South Lawn for a full arrival ceremony — the first visit to Washington by a leader of Communist China. He went on to charm Congress and the press, and to be photographed in a ten-gallon hat at a Texas rodeo.0.72Xi Jinping's 48-hour plan to invade Taiwan, 2027 is the date that he wants the Chinese army to be ‘ready’ to take back Taiwan
Now, that doesn’t mean that they will invade in 2027, but certainly implies a significant milestone.
0.65iPhone 5S Event
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE13.0 years agoHappened as dated, per apple[2].com[1]: "…. Video replay of today’s event will be available shortly. Video replay of today’s event will be ava…"This should brighten everyone's day0.61Biden and Xi Meet at Filoli
CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE2.9 years agoThe White House readout is dated 15 November 2023 and states that Biden "today held a Summit with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in Woodside, California".[1]Four hours of talks at a country estate south of San Francisco on 15 November 2023 restarted two things that had been switched off: military-to-military communication, and Chinese cooperation against fentanyl precursors.0.61Xi'an International Football Center Hosts Its First Match
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CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "On 3 September 2025, the Xi'an International Football Center held its first official match."Zaha Hadid Architects' 60,000-seat Xi'an International Football Center hosted its first official match, years after construction began in a city better known for ancient dynasties than football.0.61Nixon Becomes the First US President to Visit China
Great Hall of the People, Beijing, ChinaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE54.6 years agoThe Office of the Historian states that "Nixon travelled to Communist China February 21–28, 1972, becoming the first U.S. President to visit mainland China while in office", and the Shanghai Communiqué itself records the visit as running "from February 21 to February 28, 1972".[1]Richard Nixon spent 21 to 28 February 1972 in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, meeting Mao Zedong on the day he arrived. No sitting US president had set foot in the People's Republic, and the two governments had had no diplomatic relations for 23 years.0.61UK Approves China's 'Mega-Embassy' at Royal Mint Court
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CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE246 days agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Housing minister Steve Reed's decision on Tuesday to grant planning permission came after multiple delays over 'national security concerns'."The UK government granted planning permission for China's new London embassy at the historic Royal Mint Court site, ending years of delays and security objections.0.61The United States and China Establish Diplomatic Relations
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE47.7 years agoThe Office of the Historian states that "the Joint Communiqué stated that the United States would begin official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China on January 1, 1979, and that the two countries would open Embassies on March 1". The agreement itself was announced on 15 December 1978.[1]From 1 January 1979 Washington recognised the People's Republic as the sole legal government of China and withdrew recognition from Taipei, ending thirty years in which the United States had treated the Republic of China on Taiwan as the government of all China.0.60Changi Airport Breaks Ground on Terminal 5
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoThe Prime Minister's Office dates the speech to the groundbreaking ceremony 14 May 2025, and PM Wong opens by marking the ground being broken on T5 that day.[1]Prime Minister Lawrence Wong officiated the groundbreaking of Terminal 5 on the Changi East site, launching the airport's largest expansion. PM Wong said T5 will be as big in land area as all of Changi's current terminals combined and will expand the airport's capacity by more than 50 per cent, serving about 50 million more passengers a year.0.59Pelosi Lands in Taipei
CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE4.1 years agoThe delegation's own statement is datelined "Taipei, Taiwan – August 2, 2022" and was "issued this statement upon arrival in Taiwan". No hour is given, so the pin is an all-day one; the landing was late on 2 August local time, which is the same UTC day.[1]The first Speaker of the House to visit Taiwan in 25 years touched down in Taipei on the night of 2 August 2022. Within hours the PLA's Eastern Theater Command began live-fire exercises around the island, opening the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis.0.58The United States and China Issue the Shanghai Communiqué
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE54.6 years agoForeign Relations of the United States prints the joint statement under the dateline "Shanghai, February 27, 1972". It is often dated 28 February, the day it reached readers in the United States and the visit's last day; this pin follows the document's own dateline.[1]At the end of Nixon's visit the two governments published a joint statement setting out, separately, what each believed about Taiwan. Washington said it 'acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain that there is but one China' — the sentence US policy has rested on ever since.0.58
