Highlights Of Chinese History |
Year |
Period |
Development/Event |
1949 CE-present |
People's Republic of China |
Nationalists flee to Taiwan. Mao Zedong proclaims the formation of the People's
Republic of China (PRC). The soviets aid in the formation. |
1950-53 CE |
Korean War. PRC institutes land reforms. |
1954 |
PRC government officially recognized Traditional Medical Practice as a "legacy
of the motherland" and encouraged parallel development of Western and
Eastern medical practice. |
1956-57 CE |
One Hundred Flowers Movement. |
1958 CE |
Great Leap Forward. Communes are formed. |
1960 CE |
Soviet technicians withdraw their aid. |
1966 CE |
Ten-year Cultural Revolution begins. |
1972 CE |
USA President Richard M. Nixon visits Peking. |
1976 CE |
Premier Zhou Enlai and Chaiman Mao Zedong die. Infamous Gang of Four are
arrested and sentenced in 1981. |
1977-78 CE |
Deng Xiaoping emerges as the preeminent leader of China. |
1979 CE |
USA and PRC establish diplomtic relations. |
1981-82 CE |
Tensions increase with USA over their recognition of Taiwan. |
Note: Data compiled from various sources, including National Geographic
Magazine and other miscellaneous sources of information. |