Portal:China/Anniversaries/March/March 8

Events

• 1947 – Thirteen thousand troops sent by the Kuomintang government of China arrive in Taiwan after the 228 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.

Deaths

• 1641 – Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (b. 1587)