Historical Timeline
205 of 205 events
Republican Era1912–194945
- Xinhai Revolution
- The Assassination of Song Jiaoren and the Second Revolution
- The Twenty-One Demands
- The Hongxian Monarchy and the National Protection War
- The Zhang Xun Restoration
- May Fourth Movement
- Founding of the Chinese Communist Party
- The First Kuomintang Congress, the First United Front and the Whampoa Military Academy
- The May Thirtieth Movement
- Northern Expedition
- Shanghai Massacre
- The Nanchang Uprising
- The Jinan Incident (May Third Tragedy)
- The Huanggutun Incident and the Northeast Flag Replacement
- The Central Plains War
- Mukden Incident
- Founding of the Chinese Soviet Republic
- January 28 Incident (Shanghai, 1932)
- The Long March
- The Zunyi Conference
- December 9th Movement (1935)
- Xi'an Incident
- Marco Polo Bridge Incident
- The Battle of Shanghai
- Nanjing Massacre
- Bombing of Chongqing
- The Battle of Taierzhuang
- Battle of Wuhan
- Huayuankou Yellow River Dike Breach
- Establishment of the Wang Jingwei Regime in Nanjing
- The Hundred Regiments Offensive
- The South Anhui Incident (New Fourth Army Incident)
- Yan'an Rectification Movement
- Henan Famine of 1942–43
- Cairo Conference and Cairo Declaration
- Operation Ichi-go (Henan–Hunan–Guangxi Campaign)
- Japan's Surrender and Victory in the War of Resistance
- Chongqing Negotiations
- The Marshall Mission and the Political Consultative Conference
- Chinese Civil War
- The February 28 Incident
- Liaoshen Campaign
- Huaihai Campaign
- Pingjin Campaign
- Retreat of the Republic of China Government to Taiwan
Early PRC1949–195721
- Peaceful Liberation of Beiping
- Crossing of the Yangtze River
- CPPCC First Plenary Session
- Five-Star Red Flag Adopted as National Flag
- March of the Volunteers Adopted as National Anthem
- Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
- Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance
- Land Reform Movement
- Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries
- Chinese People's Volunteer Army Enters Korean War
- Seventeen-Point Agreement on Tibet
- Three Antis and Five Antis Campaigns
- First Five-Year Plan
- Korean War Armistice Agreement
- Gao Gang–Rao Shushi Affair
- First Taiwan Strait Crisis
- First Constitution of the People's Republic of China
- Bandung Conference
- Hu Feng Case
- Completion of Socialist Transformation
- Eighth National Congress of the CPC
Leap Forward Era1956–196615
- Sino-Soviet Split
- Hundred Flowers Campaign
- Anti-Rightist Campaign
- People's Communes Movement
- Great Leap Forward
- Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
- Great Chinese Famine
- 1959 Tibetan Uprising and Dalai Lama's Exile
- Lushan Conference and Dismissal of Peng Dehuai
- Seven Thousand Cadres Conference
- Sino-Indian War
- Socialist Education Movement
- Establishment of Sino-French Diplomatic Relations
- Third Front Construction
- China's First Nuclear Weapons Test
Cultural Revolution1966–197623
- Cultural Revolution Begins
- Red Guards Movement and the Destroy the Four Olds Campaign
- Persecution and Death of Liu Shaoqi
- January Storm and the Shanghai Power Seizure
- The February Countercurrent
- Wuhan Incident (July 1967)
- Burning of the British Mission in Beijing (1967)
- Sent-Down Youth Movement
- Sino-Soviet Border Conflict
- The Ninth National Congress of the CCP
- Launch of Dongfanghong-1, China's First Satellite
- Lin Biao Incident
- PRC Restored to United Nations Seat
- Nixon Visits China
- Normalisation of China–Japan Relations
- Deng Xiaoping's First Rehabilitation
- Criticize Lin Biao, Criticize Confucius Campaign
- Banqiao and Shimantan Dam Failures (1975)
- Criticize Deng, Counter the Right-Deviationist Reversal of Verdicts
- Death of Zhou Enlai and April Fifth Movement
- Tangshan Earthquake
- Death of Mao Zedong
- Arrest of the Gang of Four
Reform & Opening1978–198925
- College Entrance Examination Restored
- Debate on the Criterion of Truth (1978)
- Democracy Wall Movement
- Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee
- Establishment of China–US Diplomatic Relations
- Sino-Vietnamese War
- Formosa (Kaohsiung) Incident (1979)
- Establishment of Special Economic Zones
- One-Child Policy Introduced
- Trial of the Gang of Four and the Special Court
- Sixth Plenum of the 11th Central Committee and the 1981 Resolution on Party History
- Household Responsibility System
- August 17th Communiqué
- Adoption of the 1982 Constitution
- The 1983 "Strike Hard" Anti-Crime Campaign
- Campaign against Spiritual Pollution
- Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong
- Reduction of One Million Troops (1985–1987)
- 1986–87 Student Protests and Hu Yaobang's Resignation
- Lifting of Martial Law in Taiwan
- The 13th CCP Congress and the Theory of the Primary Stage of Socialism
- Price Reform and Inflation Crisis
- 1989 Tiananmen Square Events
- Development and Opening of Pudong
- Founding of the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Economic Rise1989–201236
- Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour
- Decision to Build a Socialist Market Economy
- Koo-Wang Talks
- The 1994 Tax-Sharing Reform
- Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
- Death of Deng Xiaoping
- Hong Kong Handover
- State-Owned Enterprise Reform and the Wave of Layoffs
- The 1998 China Floods
- NATO Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
- Falun Gong Suppression
- Macau Handover to China
- Taiwan's First Transfer of Power Between Parties
- Hainan Island Incident (2001)
- China Joins the World Trade Organization
- SARS Epidemic
- 16th Party Congress: Hu Jintao Era Begins
- The Sun Zhigang Incident and the Abolition of Custody and Repatriation
- The 1 July 2003 March and the Withdrawal of Hong Kong’s Article 23 Bill
- Shenzhou 5: China's First Crewed Spaceflight
- Adoption of the Anti-Secession Law
- The Abolition of the Agricultural Tax
- Three Gorges Dam Reaches Full Capacity
- 2008 Tibet Unrest
- Sichuan Earthquake
- Beijing Summer Olympic Games
- The Sanlu Melamine Milk Scandal
- The 4 Trillion Yuan Stimulus Plan
- Cross-Strait "Three Links" Launched
- 2009 Ürümqi Riots
- Google Withdraws from China
- Shanghai World Expo
- China Becomes World's Second Largest Economy
- Liu Xiaobo Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
- The Wenzhou High-Speed Train Collision
- Bo Xilai Scandal
Xi Jinping Era2012–40
- Xi Jinping Becomes General Secretary
- Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Campaign
- Belt and Road Initiative Announced
- Hong Kong Umbrella Movement
- China Stock Market Crash
- The "709" Crackdown on Rights Lawyers
- Tianjin Port Explosions of 12 August 2015
- Universal Two-Child Policy
- Ma-Xi Meeting
- South China Sea Arbitration Ruling
- Mass Internment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
- 19th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Thought Enshrined
- Constitutional Amendment: Presidential Term Limits Removed
- US–China Trade War
- Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Bill Protests
- COVID-19 Pandemic Origin and Response
- Wuhan Lockdown: First COVID-19 City Lockdown in History
- Galwan Valley Clash
- Hong Kong National Security Law
- Chinese Communist Party Centenary
- Common Prosperity Campaign
- China Evergrande Debt Crisis
- Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
- Shanghai Lockdown
- Pelosi's Taiwan Visit and the PLA Exercises
- 20th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Secures Third Term
- White Paper Protests
- Abrupt End of Zero-COVID Policy
- China's Population Begins to Decline
- First Session of the 14th National People's Congress
- Saudi–Iranian Rapprochement in Beijing
- Removal of Qin Gang and Li Shangfu
- Fukushima Water Discharge and China's Ban on Japanese Seafood
- Death of Li Keqiang
- Taiwan's 2024 Elections and Lai Ching-te's Inauguration
- Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee
- Gradual Raising of China's Retirement Age
- Release of DeepSeek-R1
- The 2025 US-China Tariff War
- The 2025 Beijing Victory Day Parade