Treaty of Sino-Burmese
A Sino-Burmese Treaty is signed
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1960 in China
Explore 13 historical events and records for China in 1960.
Historical records for China in 1960
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January
March
Temporary Provisions Amendment
The National Assembly amends the Temporary Provisions so the incumbent President and Vice President may seek additional terms.
Third Presidential Term
Is elected President for a third term after constitutional emergency provisions are amended.
April
Sino-Indian Border Talks
Meets Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi for extensive but inconclusive discussions of the disputed Himalayan border.
May
Central Cross-Island Highway Opens
The Central Cross-Island Highway opens to traffic, completing one of Taiwan’s most ambitious infrastructure projects of the period.
June
Nuclear Power
Communist China launches its first ballistic missile
Eisenhower Visit
Welcomes US President Dwight Eisenhower to Taiwan and issues a joint communiqué affirming opposition to Communist expansion.
Border Settlement
Border friction takes place with Nepal
October
China-Burma Boundary Agreement
Helps conclude a boundary settlement with Burma as part of China's effort to resolve frontier disputes by negotiation.
Lei Chen Case Meeting
Calls a meeting to discuss the case of Lei Chen and the Free China journal amid a wider crackdown on political dissent.
Other events (month unknown)
Launches a newspaper campaign against Yugoslavia & Khrushcevs policy there
Launches a newspaper campaign against Yugoslavia & Khrushcevs policy there
Minister of Culture
Appointed Minister of Culture
Withdrawal Negotiations
All Soviet Advisers are withdrawn from China
How these records were prepared
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