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Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing dynasty. It was a millenarian movement led by Hong Xiuquan, who announced that he had received visions in which he learned that he was the younger brother of Jesus. At least 20 million people died, mainly civilians, in one of the deadliest military conflicts in history Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion -
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising was the Chinese uprising that served as the catalyst to the Xinhai Revolution, ending the Qing Dynasty -- and two millennia of imperial rule -- and ushering in the Republic of China (ROC). Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchang_Uprising
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Founding Date of the Republic of China
The History of the Republic of China begins after the Qing dynasty in 1912. The Qing dynasty ruled from 1644–1912. Since its founding after the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, the Republic had experienced many trials and tribulations, being dominated by elements as disparate as warlord generals and foreign powers. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_China
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Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition (Chinese: 北伐; pinyin: běi fá), was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1926 to 1928. Its main objective was to rule China by ending the rule of Beiyang government as well as the local warlords. It led to the end of the Warlord Era, the reunification of China in 1928, and the establishment of the Nanjing government. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Expedition -
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Mukden Incident
The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident, was a staged event engineered by rogue Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion of the northeastern part of China, known as Manchuria, in 1931. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukden_Incident -
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Long March
The Long March was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army. There was not one Long March, but a series of marches, as various Communist armies in the south escaped to the north and west. The most well known is the march from Jiangxi province which began in October 1934. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March -
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Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1941. China fought Japan, with some economic help from Germany (see Sino-German cooperation), the Soviet Union (see Soviet Volunteer Group) and the United States (see American Volunteer Group). Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War -
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Nanking Massacre
The Nanking Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre -
Founding of People's Republic of China
On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was formally established, with its national capital at Beijing. "The Chinese people have stood up!" declared Mao as he announced the creation of a "people's democratic dictatorship." Text http://www.chaos.umd.edu/history/prc.html
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People's Republic of China admitted to UN
The Republic of China (ROC) joined the UN in 1945. On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taipei after losing the Chinese Civil War. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations
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Chinese Nationalists move Capital to Taiwan
As they steadily lose ground to the communist forces of Mao Zedong, Chinese Nationalist leaders depart for the island of Taiwan, where they establish their new capital. Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek left for the island the following day. Text http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-nationalists-move-capital-to-taiwan
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Seventeen Point Agreement with Tibet
The Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet for short sovereign of the de facto state of Tibet, reached an agreement in 1951 with the government of the newly established People's Republic of China on affirming Chinese sovereignty over Tibet.
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Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 1958 to 1961. The campaign was led by Mao Zedong and aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. The campaign caused the Great Chinese Famine. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward -
Gang of Four arrested
The Gang of Four was the name given to a political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The members consisted of Jiang Qing and her close associates Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four
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Cultural Revolution
After Mao's death and the arrest of the Gang of Four in 1976, reformers led by Deng Xiaoping ended the Maoist reforms associated with the Cultural Revolution. In June 1981, the Central Committee announced the official verdict: "The 'cultural revolution' was responsible for the most severe setback and the heaviest losses suffered by the Party, the state, and the people since the founding of the People's Republic. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution -
The May 16 Notification
In early 1966, the Politburo issued six Central Documents regarding the dismissal of Peng, Luo, Lu and Yang in which they declared that the "Great Cultural Revolution" had been launched. One of these documents, released on May 16, was prepared with Mao's personal supervision and was particularly damning Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution#The_May_16_Notification
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Nixon visits China
U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States (U.S.) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It marked the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC, which at that time considered the U.S. one of its foes, and the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two sides. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Nixon_visit_to_China -
One Child Policy Instituted
The one-child policy, officially the family planning policy,[1] was the population control policy of the People's Republic of China. The policy was introduced in 1979 to alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems in China. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy
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Tiananmen Square protests
The crackdown that initiated on June 3–4 became known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre or the June 4 Massacre as troops with assault rifles and tanks inflicted casualties on unarmed civilians trying to block the military's advance towards Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, which student demonstrators had occupied for seven weeks.
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Building of the Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW). In 2012, the amount of electricity the dam generated was similar to the amount generated by the Itaipu Dam Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam
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Hong Kong Returned to China
The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997 officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. The ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai.
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Macau returned to China
The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China (PRC) occurred on 20 December 1999. After the Second Opium War, the Portuguese government, along with a British representative, signed the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking that gave Portugal sovereignty over Macau. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Macau
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Hainan Island incident
On April 1, 2001, the Hainan Island incident occurred when a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet resulted in an international dispute between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China. Text http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
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