ON 6 AUGUST IN CHINESE HISTORY, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN
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Updated on August 6, 2019
1965: During the Shantou or “Eight six” naval battle, Taiwanese submarine chaser Jianmen is torpedoed and sunk by PLA navy
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/7618.html
http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=50411
1966: In Tibet, Red Guards start to loot Jokhang temple converting it into urinal and butchery
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/tibet/lhasa-jokhang-temple.htm
1969: In Xinjiang, new border clash between China and Soviet Union
1980: Birth of Wilber Pan, American/Taiwanese singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilber_Pan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFUBiU2Aqfk
2006: In Hong Kong, the Legislative Council pass a bill that authorizes phone tapping and e-mails control