ON 17 NOVEMBER IN CHINESE HISTORY, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN
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Updated on November 17, 2018
344: Death of Emperor Kang of Jin, born in 322
http://luis-moutinho.blogspot.fr/2008/09/emperor-kang-of-jin.html
1019: Birth of Northern Song Dynasty historian Sima Guang
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Sima_Guang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sima_Guang
1612: Birth of Dorgon (prince Rui), one of the most influential Manchu princes in the early Qing Dynasty who died on December 31, 1650
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorgon
1828: Birth of Early Modern reformist Yung Wing, founder of the Chinese Educational Mission in the USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yung_Wing
http://connecticuthistory.org/yung-wing-the-chinese-educational-mission-and-transnational-connecticut/#sthash.CW3V3Xxx.dpuf
1950: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is called upon to assume full political power (head of the State and Government) after some 80,000 Peoples Liberation Army soldiers entered Tibet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama
1967: Birth of Chan Ka-lin (Charine Chan), Hong Kong actress
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=334
2014: Chinese President Xi Jinping vows always to use peaceful means in pursuit of Beijing’s goals, including in maritime disputes, just days after US President Barack Obama warned of the dangers of outright conflict in Asia.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/17/xi-jinping-says-china-will-always-seek-to-resolve-disputes-peacefully