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China in 1975

Historical records for China in 1975, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

20Records
17Events
8Named people
1Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

13 January 1975Congress of National PeoplesChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Delivers his last speech at the 4th National Peoples Congress

13 January 1975Four ModernizationsDeng Xiaoping

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Deng Xiaoping supports Zhou Enlai's Four Modernizations programme against radical opposition

13 January 1975Grand DesignChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Speaks of his "Grand Design" to modernize China

January 1975Four Modernizations ProgrammeZhou Enlai

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Advocates modernization of agriculture, industry, national defence, and science and technology as long-term state priorities.

January 1975Reappointment as PremierZhou Enlai

Beijing · Government / Government of China

Remains premier following the Fourth National People's Congress despite worsening health.

April

5 April 1975Death of Chiang Kai-ShekChiang Kai-Shek

Government / National Government

Dies of a heart attack at his Shilin residence in Taipei.

June

June 1975Alliance China and KampucheaChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Tells Sihanouk, China must build up a "neutral, independent Kampuchea"

June 1975Independence of ChinaChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Visited by Sihanouk, Chou asserts China must build a "neutral, independent Kampuchea"

June 1975Independence of KampucheaChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Visited by Sihanouk, Chou asserts China must build a "neutral, independent Kampuchea"

June 1975NeutralityChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Visited by Sihanouk, Chou asserts China must build a "neutral, independent Kampuchea". Tells Sihanouk, China must build up a "neutral, independent Kampuchea"

June 1975RehabilitationHo Lung

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Ho Lung is rehabilitated

June 1975Visited by Sihanouk, Chou asserts China must build a neutral, independent KampucheaChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Visited by Sihanouk, Chou asserts China must build a "neutral, independent Kampuchea"

July

July 1975RectificationDeng Xiaoping

Beijing · Government / Chinese Communist Party

Deng Xiaoping leads efforts to restore order in railways, industry and education

November

November 1975PlotWang Hungwen

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Visits Mao & accuses Zao of a plot, Mao says "The Premier does not plot"

Other Events

1975Congress of National PeoplesChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Chou En-Lai, at the fourth Congress, outlines a program of Four Modernizations (agriculture, industry, army, science)

1975Deputy Prime MinisterHua Guofeng

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of China

1975Economy of ChinaChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Chou En-Lai, at the fourth Congress, outlines a program of Four Modernizations (agriculture, industry, army, science)

1975Four ModernizationsChou En-Lai

Government / Chinese Communist Party

Chou En-Lai, at the fourth Congress, outlines a program of Four Modernizations (agriculture, industry, army, science)

1975Reballion of Rebels in BeijingQiao Guanhua

Beijing · Government / Chinese Communist Party

Sides with the Gang of Four against Deng Xiaoping

1975Reballion of Rebels in BeijingQiao Guanhua

Beijing · Revolution / Revolution of China

Sides with the Gang of Four against Deng Xiaoping

Names involved

Chiang Kai-ShekChou En-LaiDeng XiaopingHo LungHua GuofengQiao GuanhuaWang HungwenZhou Enlai

Places involved

Beijing

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.