Achievements,60th Anniversary of PRC

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Founding of People´s Republic of China

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, and Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central People´s Government, solemnly proclaimed the founding of the People´s Republic of China (PRC).

Top leaders CPC and KMT met for 1st talks in 60 years

Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over Macao

1997 China resumed exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong

1978 Third Plenary Session of 11th Central Committee of CPC

1954 Constitution of the People´s Republic of China

1951 Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

Economy

China´s forex reserves grew 14,000 times in 60 years

China´s forex reserves grew 14,000 times in 60 years

China´s forex reserves picked up its upward trend with the progress of the reform and opening up, surpassed 10 billion USD in 1990 and exceeded 100 billion USD in 1996. By 2006, the country´s forex reserves had increased to 1.06 trillion USD, exceeding those of Japan.

Household Contract Responsibility System

Specialization, Commercialization and Socialization

The Development of Western China

Building a new hot investment spot

Special economic zones established in 1979

Implementation of special policies on foreign economic activities

Reform of State-owned Enterprises

Key link of China´s economic restructuring

China´s auto industry

Develop through the wind and rain

China´ WTO Entry

New stage of China´s opening-up

Diplomacy

On the eve of the establishment of New China, Chairman Mao Zedong set forth some policy perception in order to formulate the foreign policy of New China.

The Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened in March 1949 and the First Session of the Chinese People´s Political Consultative Conference convened in September of the same year made important decisions respectively with regard to the foreign policy of New China which provided orientation for diplomatic work after the founding of New China.

Sci－tech

By early 21st century, China has remarkably narrowed the gap in general between its development level of high technology and the world´s advanced level.

Over 60 percent of China´s technologies have approached the international advanced level, and 25 percent have greatly progressed, though still lagging behind the international advanced level.

Sports

In 2008, China hosts Olympic Games for the first time

In 2008, China hosts Olympic Games for the first time

China wins its first Olympic gold medal in 1984

China wins its first Olympic gold medal in 1984

New China attends Olympic Games for the first time in 1952

New China attends Olympic Games for the first time in 1952