Portal:China/Anniversaries/December/December 15

Events

• 1161 – Military officers conspire against Emperor Hailingwang of the Jin dynasty and assassinate the emperor in a military camp near the Yangtze river front.
• 2008 – Direct shipping, flights, and mail between the two sides of the strait commences for the first time since the start of the Chinese Civil War.

Births

• 1983 – Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player