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China pledged to leave this region's system in place for 50 years after 1997 |
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HISTORY |
2022-07-20 |
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On December 19, 1984 Margaret Thatcher & Zhao Ziyang signed a joint declaration to end British rule in this place |
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20th CENTURY HISTORY |
2019-11-21 |
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1842's Treaty of Nanjing gave the U.K. control of this island, which had a lot fewer people than its 7.3 million today |
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EASTERN ASIAN HISTORY |
2018-01-19 |
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The sun was said to truly set on the British empire on July 1, 1997 when this region was ceded back to China |
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THE EMPIRE STRIKES OUT |
2017-07-25 |
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Set in the 1840s, James Clavell's "Tai-Pan" depicts the turbulent founding of this British colony in Asia |
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HISTORICAL FICTION |
2017-06-21 |
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When the U.K.'s 99-year lease on this crown colony ended, China retook control on July 1, 1997 |
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WAY BACK IN THE 1990s |
2007-07-20 |
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In 1898 Britain leased the New Territories from China, adding to the area of this dependency |
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HISTORY |
1997-10-09 |
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In 1898 Britain obtained a 99-year lease on this colony's "New Territories" |
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THE 1890s |
1994-06-28 |
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The 1842 Treaty of Nanking ceded this 29-square-mile island to Britain |
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CHINESE HISTORY |
1992-11-26 |
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In 1997, this British Crown colony will revert back to China |
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THE 1990s |
1987-11-26 |
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