Chinese Father Documents Life With Son Every Year of His Life for 3 Decades

1995

In 1995, Li turned nine, while his father turned 36. This is the same year that Toy Story, the first computer generated film, was released, in addition to JavaScript and Microsoft’s Windows 95. In this year as well, more than 170 countries gathered in New York City to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

1995 was also the ear the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis occurred. The crisis was caused by a series of missile tests conducted by the People’s Republic of China in the waters surrounding Taiwan. The tests were an attempt to send a signal to Taiwan’s government, which was seen as moving away from the One-China policy at the time.