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1961 in China

Explore 6 historical events and records for China in 1961.

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Historical records for China in 1961

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May

5 May 1961

Lemnitzer Military Talks

Kai-Shek, Chiang · Taipei · President of China · Warfare / Military

Meets US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Lyman Lemnitzer to discuss military cooperation and security in the Taiwan Strait.

Other events (month unknown)

1961

China sends aid to Albania

Tse-Tung, Mao · Chairman of CCP · Government / Chinese Communist Party

China sends aid to Albania

1961

Economic Readjustment

Enlai, Zhou · Beijing · Prime Minister of China · Government / Government of China

Supports state efforts to restore production and administrative stability after the severe disruption of the Great Leap Forward.

1961

Economy of China

Tse-Tung, Mao · Chairman of CCP · Government / Chinese Communist Party

Communes are reorganised into "production brigades" after poor harvests in 1959-61

1961

Laos Conference Diplomacy

Enlai, Zhou · Geneva · Prime Minister of China · Government / Government of China

Supports negotiations seeking a neutral settlement of the conflict in Laos.

1961

Production Brigades

Tse-Tung, Mao · Chairman of CCP · Government / Chinese Communist Party

Communes are reorganised into "production brigades" after poor harvests in 1959-61

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