05/08/2026
Beijing hasn't forgotten 1999. In fact, they’ve weaponized it. Ashu Mann ✍️ how the Belgrade embassy bombing is still being used today to fuel nationalism and reshape the narrative of US-China relations.
NEW DELHI – At 11:45 PM on 7 May 1999, a US bomber dropped five precision-guided bombs on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Three Chinese journalists were killed, and twenty-seven others were injured. By the morning of 8 May, Beijing time, organized crowds had gathered outside the US Embassy in Bei...