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Name: Creation of the two Chinas

Type: Event

Start: 1949 AD

End: 1949 AD

Parent: Second Phase (Chinese Civil War)

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On 1 October 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. At the same time the Republic of China continued to exist in Taiwan.

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  • December 1949: The Chinese Civil War resulted in the Republic of China's loss of mainland China to the Chinese Communist Party and retreat to Taiwan in 1949. Although the Republic of China government continued to claim to be the legitimate representative of China, since 1950 its effective jurisdiction has been limited to Taiwan and numerous smaller islands. Government moved to Taipei 7 December 1949.
  • October 1949: Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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