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China in 1953

Historical records for China in 1953, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
11Events
5Named people
4Places
5Categories

Historical records

January

5 January 1953Four-Year Economic Development PlanChiang Kai-Shek

Taiwan · Government / National Government

The Executive Yuan announces the first Four-Year Economic Development Plan, beginning a sustained program of state-directed economic development.

26 January 1953Land-to-the-Tiller ActChiang Kai-Shek

Taiwan · Government / National Government

Promulgates the Land-to-the-Tiller Act, transferring farmland from large landowners to tenant farmers under compensated reform.

28 January 1953Xiluo Bridge OpeningChiang Kai-Shek

Xiluo · Government / National Government

Attends the opening of Xiluo Bridge, a major infrastructure project completed with substantial American assistance.

February

2 February 1953End of Strait Neutralization PolicyChiang Kai-Shek

Taiwan Strait · Warfare / China War

The United States ends its policy of neutralizing the Taiwan Strait, allowing Chiang’s forces greater freedom of action against the mainland.

June

5 June 1953United NationsCheng Chen

Warfare / United Nations

The US Senate rejects China PR membership to UN

5 June 1953United NationsChou En-Lai

Warfare / United Nations

The US Senate rejects China PR membership to UN

July

27 July 1953Korean ArmisticeZhou Enlai

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Oversees Chinese policy as the Korean Armistice Agreement ends major fighting on the peninsula.

December

December 1953Five Principles of Peaceful CoexistenceZhou Enlai

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Presents principles of sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, mutual benefit and peaceful coexistence during talks with Indian representatives.

Other Events

1953Economy of ChinaMao Tse-Tung

Government / Chinese Communist Party

The communist party launches the first five-year plan with the aims of industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, and political centralization

1953Five Year PlanMao Tse-Tung

Government / Chinese Communist Party

The communist party launches the first five-year plan with the aims of industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, and political centralization

1953PartitionMao Tse-Tung

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Korea is permanently partitioned across the DMV (55,000 USA soldiers, one million south Koreans, one million Chinese soldiers, two million North Koreans have died

1953Rule of KoreaMao Tse-Tung

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Korea is permanently partitioned across the DMV (55,000 USA soldiers, one million south Koreans, one million Chinese soldiers, two million North Koreans have died

Names involved

Cheng ChenChiang Kai-ShekChou En-LaiMao Tse-TungZhou Enlai

Places involved

BeijingTaiwanTaiwan StraitXiluo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.