Portal:China/Anniversaries/December/December 12

Events

• 1915 – President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai (pictured), announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
• 1936 – Xi'an Incident: The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang.
• 1937 – USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink US gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River in China.