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1885: Qing government raised Taiwan from county to provincial status and appointed Liu Mingchuan as provincial governor as the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885) brought Taiwan's strategic position off the southeast coast into focus.
1937: Founding of the New Fourth Army.
1998: China women's team won the 33rd Chess Olympiad held in the "Chess City" of Elista in Russia.
2001: Rice genome decoded.
