| 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. |
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