Top 10 most significant events in shaping today’s China Mode

60 years has elapsed since People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. In retrospect, scenes of the past would still leap into the collective memory of all the Chinese people, forming a vivid mind picture of laughs and tears, savored by a nation in the arduous days poised for its rejuvenation and peaceful rise.

China now is on the path to the national revitalization. With its increasingly enhanced comprehensive strength, China is playing a more assertive role on the world stage. The fact that China is more vocal and visible in partaking the global affairs has also proved the road it has taken, especially the second 30 years for reform and opening up, is correct and in conformity with its national conditions.

No wonder it is commented that China’s development mode is so successful that it allows a brand-new country to have settled the thorny problem of food and clothing for the world’s largest population within only decades. And it is now leading the nation to a well-being and harmonious society.

In the lead up to 60th anniversary of the founding of New China, People’s Daily Online is taking the grand occasion to rekindle your memories looking back at the footprints a nation on its rise has left behind, deep or shallow, straight or crooked.

Pick up your memories with your well-selected poll results, you will do your share sending a heartfelt congratulation to China’s 60th birthday.

What are the Top 10 most significant events do you think help shape today’s China Mode?

Poll Options ( multiple choice: choose no more than 10 options ) Number of participants 126

1.	1949,Grand Founding Ceremony marks the establishment of New China.
2.	1950, War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea
3.	1951, Tibet’s Peaceful Liberation
4.	1953, The 1st Five-Year Plan Launched
5.	1956, 1st Batch of Home-made Autos, branded “Liberation,” Rolls off Line.
6.	1958, Period of “Dayuejin” (Great Leap Forward) and Movement of People’s Commune
7.	1962, China-India Border War
8.	1964, Successful Explosion of the 1st Atomic Bomb
9.	1966, Cultural Revolution
10.	1968, Reeducation for Urban Youth, or Movement encouraging educated urban youth to work and live in the countryside and mountain areas.
11.	1970, Successful Launch of 1st Man-Made Satellite Orbiting the Earth
12.	1971, China Regains U.N. Legal Seat
13.	1972, U.S. President Nixon visits China & “Sino-U.S. Joint Communique” Published.
14.	1976, Cultural Revolution Ends with the “Gang of Four” Smashed.
15.	1977, National College Entrance Examination Restored
16.	1978, The Third Plenary Session of 11th Central Committee of CPC
17.	1979, Defensive War against Vietnam
18.	1981, Proposition of “One China, Two Systems” put forward by Deng Xiaoping
19.	1982, Family Planning Policy defined as the basic state policy
20.	1985, Disarmament of 1 Million Service Staff
21.	1990, Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Launched
22.	1992, Deng Xiaoping’s South China Tour
23.	1996, PLA Combined Military Forces Drill across Taiwan Straits
24.	1997, Hong Kong’s Sovereignty handed over to the Chinese Mainland
25.	2001, China’s access to WTO
26.	2002, China’s GDP seeing a breakthrough of 10 trillion yuan
27.	2003, Nationwide Fight against SARS
28.	2004, Amendment to Constitution passed by NPC & Personal Assets put under the Constitutional Protection
29.	2005, Manned Spaceship Shenzhou-6 concludes space mission with a safe return.
30.	2006, Agricultural Tax Abolished
31.	2008, Successful host to Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
32.	2008, Senzhou-7 China Astronaut Space Walk

Author: szh


Start time: 2009-9-27 09:32

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