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•Macau returned to China
Macau was settled and governed by Portuguese merchants in 1535, during the Ming Dynasty
Portugal's involvement in the region was formally recognized by the Qing in 1749.
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•Taiping Rebellion (span)
20 million people died in the uprising.
They offered military help and led the Ever-Victorious Army.
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•Wuchang Uprising
It started the Xinhai Revolution.
Xinhai Revolution led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
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•Northern Expedition
Was aided by Soviet arms and advisers and by a propaganda corps that preceded them.
Afterward the nationalist army turned on Britain as the chief imperialist power and primary enemy.
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•Mukden Incident
Confrontation that gave Japan the impetus to set up a puppet government in Manchuria.
Japan replaced Russia as the dominant foreign power in south Manchuria.
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•Long March
In October 1934, during a civil war, embattled Chinese Communists broke through Nationalist enemy lines and began an epic flight from their encircled headquarters in southwest China.
The trek lasted a year and covered some 4,000 miles.
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•Second Sino-Japanese War
Began on July 7, 1937 and ended on September 9, 1945 after Japan surrendered to China and the Allied forces.
This war ignited from a conflict between Chinese and Japanese troops for control of Chinese mainland.
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Nanking Massacre
The horrific events are known as the Nanking Massacre or the Rape of Nanking.
Between 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted.
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•Founding Date of the Republic of China
Begun after the Qing dynasty in 1912.
Put an end to over 2,000 years of Imperial rule.
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•Founding of People's Republic of China
On October 1, 1949 a grand ceremony was witnessed by 300,000 people in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Central People's Government, solemnly proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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•Chinese Nationalists move Capital to Taiwan
Chinese Nationalist leaders depart for the island of Taiwan.
This action marked the beginning of the "two Chinas" scenario that left mainland China under communist control and vexed U.S. diplomacy for the next 30 years.
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•Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
The Tibetan nationality is one of the nationalities with a long history within the boundaries of China and, like many other nationalities, it has done its glorious duty in the course of the creation and development of the great motherland.
imperialist forces penetrated into China, and in consequence, also penetrated into the Tibetan region and carried out all kinds of deceptions and provocations.
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•Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s attempt to modernise China’s economy so that by 1988.
China would have an economy that rivalled America.
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•Cultural Revolution
In 1966, China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong launched what became known as the Cultural Revolution in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese government.
The Cultural Revolution continued in various phases until Mao’s death in 1976, and its tormented and violent legacy would resonate in Chinese politics and society for decades to come.
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•The May 16 Notification
A drum dislodged from the drum handling equipment and landed upright.
The drum was recovered and placed in
a safe configuration.
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•People's Republic of China admitted to UN
The Communist P.R.C. therefore assumed the R.O.C.’s place in the General Assembly as well as its place as one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
On Oct. 25, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly voted to admit the People’s Republic of China and to expel the Republic of China.
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•Nixon visits China
After arriving in Beijing, the president announced that his breakthrough visit to China is "The week that changed the world." North Vietnamese officials and peace negotiators took a dim view of Nixon's trip, fearing that China and the United States would make a deal behind their backs.
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•One Child Policy Instituted
For rapid population growth.
More successful in urban more than rural.
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•Gang of Four arrested
Was formed by Mao Zedong's wife Jiang Qing.
The Shanghai Propaganda Department official Zhang Chunqiaothe literary critic Yao Wenyuan and the Shanghai security guard Wang Hongwen.
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•Tiananmen Square protests
Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing, the capital of China.
In 1989, after several weeks of demonstrations, Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square on June 4 and fired on civilians.
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•Building of the Three Gorges Dam
"Three Gorges Dam Project" is the short term for the water control project on Yangtze River.
It is located in the middle section of Xiling Gorge near Sandouping Town in Yichang City, Hubei Province.
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•Hong Kong Returned to China
At midnight on June 30/July 1, 1997, the crown colony of Hong Kong officially reverted to Chinese sovereignty, ending 156 years of British rule.
After a formal handover ceremony on July 1, the colony became the Hong Kong special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China.
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•Hainan Island incident
reconnaissance aircraft operating above the waters of the South China Sea was struck by a People’s Liberation Army Air Force interceptor jet.
The crew was only able to partially complete this task before an emergency landing was made at an airfield on Hainan Island.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
