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Military revolts lead to the proclamation of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen.
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Japan invades and slowly takes over China.
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Kuomintang and Communists unite against Japan, reinstituting the Civil War in China after Japan’s defeat during the Second World War. -
The Nationalists retreat and establish a government on the island of Taiwan following the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong. -
China enforces a long-standing claim by sending People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops into Tibet. -
The Chinese army suppresses a large-scale revolt in Tibet. -
China establishes diplomatic relations with the United States. -
In Tiananmen Square, where demonstrators who have camped for weeks, the Chinese army opens fire to demand the posthumous rehabilitation of former CCP General Secretary Hu Yaobang, forced to resign in 1987. There have been 200 confirmed deaths. Sanctions are imposed following a global uproar. -
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African leaders assemble in Beijing for a conference between China and Africa. China provides billions of dollars in loans and credits, and business agreements totalling roughly $2 billion are signed. -
The government introduces a new labour law that protects workers' rights. -
Five months before Beijing hosts the Olympic Games, anti-China demonstrations turn violent, resulting in the worst violence Tibet has seen in 20 years. -
This is the first time China has held the Olympic Games. -
Police fired at Uyghur protesters, which sparked numerous riots. It led to the deaths of many Han people, a group native to China. Many Uyghurs disappeared after the protests. -
This policy limited families to only having one child, and its objective was to reduce the growth of the population. -
Xi Jinping, the president of China, and Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's president, have discussions in Singapore. This is the first official meeting between the two countries since the end of the Chinese Civil War that split the nations (1949).
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Anti-government and pro-democracy protests erupt all over Hong Kong as they were scared of losing the high degree of autonomy they had enjoyed for years. -
The first cases of Covid-19 appeared in the Hubei province and spread across the entire world. -
China enforced a new law which bans people from spreading their religion online without the government's permission.
