1 January 1947Constitution PromulgatedChiang Kai-Shek
Promulgates the new Constitution of the Republic of China, which is scheduled to take effect later in the year.
Historical records for China in 1947, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Promulgates the new Constitution of the Republic of China, which is scheduled to take effect later in the year.
The Marshall Mission ends as American mediation fails to reconcile the Nationalists and Communists.
Nationalist forces capture Yan’an, the principal Communist base, though Communist field forces avoid decisive destruction.
20,000 communist soldiers die in the process of capturing Changchun
Orders Nationalist troops to Taiwan during the February 28 crisis; subsequent repression causes extensive civilian deaths and arrests.
Nationalist forces launch a major offensive into Communist-held Shaanxi during renewed civil war.
National Assembly elections begin under the new constitutional framework; the Communist Party does not participate.
The Constitution of the Republic of China takes effect, formally ending the Nationalist period of political tutelage.
Half of Manchuria is captured by the Communists
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