What major events occurred on December 18th in history?

1. On December 18, 1938, Wang Jingwei, vice president of the Kuomintang, openly treason and defected to Japan

On December 18, 1938, Wang Jingwei, Chen Bijun and his wife fled from Chongqing to Kunming. On the 19th, Wang Jingwei, Zhou Fohai, Chen Bijun, Tao Xisheng, and Zeng Zhongming flew to Hanoi, Vietnam. On the 21st, Chen Gongbo traveled from Chengdu to Hanoi via Kunming.

2. On December 18, 1939, the Chinese translation of "The Journey to the West" was released to the public

In December 1939, the second version of "The Journey to the West" written by Edgar Snow Chinese translation published. The original English version of the 1937 English version published by London's Victor Gollancz Company was "Red Star Shines on China". When it was translated and published by Shanghai Fushe, it was renamed "The Journey to the West". The book is the author's risky interview with the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in June 1936. The record of the northern Shaanxi base area is the first full-length work to faithfully report the actual situation in the red base area.

3. On December 18, 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing

The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China The first plenary session was held in Beijing from December 18 to 22, 1978. The central topic of the plenary session was to discuss shifting the focus of the entire party's work to socialist modernization.

4. On December 18, 1978, our country participated in the first global atmospheric experiment.

On December 18, 1978, our country participated in the first global atmospheric experiment and observed two ocean vessels in tropical sea areas. The research ships "Shijian" and "Xiangyanghong 09" left Huangpu Port and braved the wind and waves to advance towards the test sea area.

5. December 18, 2000 is the International Migrants Day

On December 18, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly considered that there are many migrants in the world and their number is increasing day by day. , decided to declare December 18 as International Migrants Day. The General Assembly requested all Member States to commemorate this day by promoting human rights, fundamental freedoms of immigrants and formulating relevant measures to protect all rights of immigrants.