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  2. History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)

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    China's economy in 1976 was three times its 1949 size (but the size of the Chinese economy in 1949 was one-tenth of the size of the economy in 1936), and whilst Mao-era China acquired some of the attributes of a superpower such as: nuclear weapons and a space programme; the nation was still quite poor and backwards compared to the Soviet Union ...

  3. Chinese Communist Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The founding of the Central People's Government of China was formally proclaimed by Chairman Mao Zedong on October 1, 1949, at 3:00 pm in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the new capital. The new national flag of the People's Republic of China (the Five-starred Red Flag) was officially unveiled and hoisted to a 21-gun salute.

  4. Administrative divisions of the Republic of China (1912–1949)

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    The government of Xikang Province was re-established in Xichang County in Dec. 1949. In 1950, Xichang was taken over by the PLA. Kwangtung: 廣東: Guǎngdōng: 粵 yuè: Haikou City: 海口市 The government of Kwangtung Province was moved to Haikou City of Hainan in 1949 after the loss of its capital Guangdong. After the loss of Hainan in ...

  5. Chinese Civil War - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. 1927–1949 civil war in China For other uses, see Chinese Civil War (disambiguation). Chinese Civil War Part of the interwar period, the Chinese Communist Revolution and the Cold War Clockwise from top left: Communist troops at the Battle of Siping National Revolutionary Army troops ...

  6. Cadre system of the Chinese Communist Party - Wikipedia

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    [4] The definition of the term has broadened significantly since the first decade of the People's Republic of China, spanning from its highest leadership down to relatively low-level positions. [5] Personnel in many positions of state-owned enterprises and other government-affiliated institutions are also referred to as cadres. These ...

  7. Red China - Wikipedia

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    Red China may refer to: Territories held by Communists during the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949) Maoist China, the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong (1949–1976) the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) People's Republic of China (1949–)

  8. Two Chinas - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of China continued to compete with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to be recognised as the legitimate government of China. Since the 1990s, however, a rising movement for formal recognition of Taiwanese independence has made the political status of Taiwan the dominant issue, replacing the debate about the legitimate government ...

  9. Civil Aviation Administration of China - Wikipedia

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    On 2 November 1949, shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the CCP Central Committee decided to found the Civil Aviation Agency under the name of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission, and under the command of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, to manage all non-military aviation in the country, as well as provide general and commercial flight services.