Handover to the People's Republic of China ( 06-10-15 )

On February 8, 1979, diplomatic relations were established between Portugal and the People's Republic of China, and Macau was acknowledged by Beijing as being "Chinese territory under Portuguese administration." A year later, Gen. Melo Egidio became the first Governor of Macau to visit China. The visit underscored both parties' interest in finding a mutually agreeable solution to Macau's status. ...

Mao Zedong ( 毛泽东 1896¬ AD-1973 AD ) ( 06-10-13 )

Mao Zedong ( 毛泽东 ) declared the formation of the People’s Republic of China ( 中华人民共和国 ) on 1st October of 1949 at Tiananmen ( 天安门 ) Square. During 1943, The Communist Party of China held Mao Zedong as its chairperson. He was also the chairman of Central Communist Party of China in 1945. And he held both the posts till his death. Under his leadership, the CCP became the ruling party of Mainland China. He was the eldest among four children, of a moderately prosperous peasant farmer. Mao Zedong ...

Sino-Vietnamese War ( 06-10-13 )

This Sino-Vietnamese War ( 中越战争 ) was held in the year 1979. And was between the neighboring countries of the People's Republic of China and Vietnam. After a brief incursion into northern Vietnam, PRC troops withdrew less than a month later. Both the neighboring countries of the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam claimed the victory. Communist China and Vietnam had close ties, during the initial stages of the Vietnam War with France. They both had a mutual distrust of the former French ...

The National Security of 1980-88 ( 06-10-09 )

Since 1949, National security has been a key determinant of Chinese planning. Even in the Four Modernizations national defense has been given the least priority but it has not been neglected. China has had a perennial concern with being surrounded by enemies--the Soviets to the north and west, the Vietnamese to the south, and the Indians to the southwest--and has sought increasingly to project itself as a regional power. In response to this concern and power projection, in the 1970s China moved ...

The New Reform initiated by Deng Xiaoping III ( 06-10-09 )

During the period of 1980s, China's intellectuals and students had frequently tested the limits of official tolerance in calls for freer artistic and literary expression, demands for more democratic processes, and even criticisms of the party. These confrontations reached their apex in late 1986, when thousands of students throughout the nation took to the streets to make their views known to all. In the resulting crackdown, some prominent intellectuals were demoted or expelled from the party. ...

The New candidness and tolerance of debate and dissent in 1988 ( 06-09-29 )

Detailed introductions about the Great Leap Forward, 1958-60 II ( 06-08-15 )

Readjustment and Recovery, 1961-65 ( 06-08-15 )

Reforms 1980-88 ( 06-08-15 )

Short Interlude: Hua Guofeng ( 06-08-15 )

Sino-Soviet split I ( 06-08-15 )

Sino-Soviet split II ( 06-08-15 )

Sino-Soviet split III ( 06-08-15 )

The break-off with the Soviet Union ( 06-08-15 )

The Cultural Revolution ( 06-08-15 )

The Downfall of the Gang of Four ( 06-08-15 )

The Post-Mao Period, 1976-78 ( 06-08-15 )

The leader in modern China-Deng Xiaoping I ( 06-08-11 )

The leader in modern China-Deng Xiaoping II ( 06-08-11 )

The New Reform initiated by Deng Xiaoping III ( 06-08-11 )