Chronology of Major Events in the People's Republic of China (1949—2004) (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Compiled by Xinhua Monthly Press
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Publishing Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The entire book is guided by Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the Important Thought of "Three Represents," based on the historical materialist viewpoint, faithfully and objectively recording the footsteps of our Party, country, and people. The book primarily draws material from the Xinhua Monthly magazine and references other published or released books, periodicals, and literature. It documents major events, conferences, documents, speeches, policies, regulations, and laws with nationwide and international significance, as well as obituaries of prominent figures, from October 1949, when New China was founded, to August 2004. The entries are arranged in chronological order by year, month, and day. For entries without a specific time, the reporting time of Xinhua News Agency or newspapers is used. Entries with only a month but no exact date are generally placed at the end of the month. When multiple entries occur at the same time, only the time is stated at the beginning of the entry, and the rest are marked with a "△" to indicate the same time. Most laws and regulations are annotated with their release and implementation dates for easy reference.