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Deng Xiaoping rises to power after the death of Mao
The Gang of Four tries to hold on to thier power for a while but soon are arrested. With the help of a pratical minded reform group that was formed at the factory he worked at, he rose to power.+ -
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China 1976-2012
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Xiaoping introduces the Four Modernizations
The Four Modermizaations are:
Agriculture
National Defense
Technology
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Jimmy Carter Visits China.
He visits china to set diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China. -
China joins the IAEA
IAEA stands for International Atomic Energy Agency. It is located in Vienna , Austria. This was teh first step to begin it's nuclear exports. -
Student Protests at the Tiamenan Square
The protest was to commeorate the reformer Hu Yaobang.
The mainobjective was to get teh government to do some far-out economic, political, and social reforms. -
China ratifies the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The treaty had been opened since 1968. China only signed it in 1992 -
Death of Deng Xiaoping.
He was known as the "reformer with an iron fist." China was reformed under his power. He had died due to Parkinson's disease. He used to say: "Whether a cat is black or white makes no difference. As long as it catches mice, it is a good cat." -
Hu Jintao is elected president by the National People's Congress
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Earthquake strikes Sichuan province
The strength of it reaches 7.9 and teh Richter scale.Death toll reaches 20,000 -
China welcomes the world to the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.
"Friends have come from afar, how happy we are"This was the statement that was spoken at the opening ceremony
