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Name: People's Republic of China (Military Occupation)

Type: Polity

Start: 1950 AD

End: 2022 AD

Parent: china

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by China that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment


  • April 1950: In March, the People's Liberation Army arrived in Kangding.
  • July 1950: The Chinese Qinghai Cavalry Detachment entered Gyêgu.
  • July 1950: The 18th Army of the People's Republic of China assembled at Garzê.
  • July 1950: Chinese forces entered Litang from the east.
  • October 1950: The PLA crossed the Jinsha River on 6 or 7 October 1950 into Lhasa-controlled Chamdo.
  • October 1950: The People's Republic of China captured the border town of Chamdo by 19 October.
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    1. Invasion of Tibet (1950)


    Was a military campaign by the People's Republic of China that resulted in the annexion of Tibet.

  • May 1951: Tibetan representatives in Beijing and the PRC Government signed the Seventeen Point Agreement on 23 May 1951, authorizing the PLA presence and Central People's Government rule in Political Tibet.

  • 2. Sino-Indian War


    Was a war between China and India over disputed border territories. When the military invasion of China reached its claim lines it declared a unilateral cease-fire which ended the conflict.

    2.1.Chinese offensive (Sino-Indian War)

    Was a Chinese offensive during the Sino-Indian War.

  • October 1962: The southern banks of the Namka Chu River are occupied by Chinese forces.
  • October 1962: The Chinese easily took the Chip Chap Valley, Galwan Valley, and Pangong Lake.
  • October 1962: In 1962, during the Sino-Indian War, Chinese troops led by General Zhang Guohua launched a three-pronged attack on Tawang, a town in the North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian forces, under the command of Major Rinchin, were forced to evacuate the territory, leading to its military occupation by the People's Republic of China.
  • October 1962: Indian military posts north of Chushul were cleared by Chinese forces.
  • November 1962: The People's Republic of China penetrated close to the outskirts of Tezpur, Assam.
  • November 1962: The territories of the eastern part of the border India-China are evacuated by the Indian Army.

  • 3. Sino-Vietnamese War


    Was a border war fought between China and Vietnam in early 1979.

  • February 1979: Battle of Dong Dang (1979).
  • March 1979: Battle of Cao Bang (1979).
  • March 1979: Battle of Lao Cai.
  • March 1979: Lạng Sơn was captured by the People's Republic of China after intense fighting.
  • March 1979: In 1979, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, led by Deng Xiaoping, took control of Sa Pa in Vietnam during the Sino-Vietnamese War. This military occupation was part of China's efforts to push back against Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia.
  • March 1979: China declared that the gate to Hanoi was open and that their punitive mission had been achieved. The People's Liberation Army crossed the border back into China on 16 March.

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