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1970: The People's Republic of China and Canada establish diplomatic relations. 1970: Fiji joins the United Nations. 1972: Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174 people. 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying rugby team members, crashes while flying over the Andes. When rescued on December 23 of the same year, only 16 survived. 1977: Lufthansa Flight 181, en route from Mallorca to Frankfurt, is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. 1980: A major fire occurs at a construction site near Cheung Sha Wan Road on the Tsuen Wan Line of the Hong Kong MTR, resulting in the death of an Assistant Divisional Fire Officer. 1982: Polish shipyard workers in Gdańsk go on strike under the leadership of the Solidarity trade union. 1990: The Lebanese Civil War ends. 1991: The Democratic Progressive Party, a political party in the Republic of China, passes the 'Taiwan Independence Party Platform' at its National Congress, advocating for Taiwan's independence through a referendum. 1994: Japanese table tennis player Koyama Chiri (formerly Chinese player He Zhili) defeats Chinese player Deng Yaping to win the women's singles gold medal at the Hiroshima Asian Games. Koyama's statement that she was honored to represent Japan sparked controversy.