1949 in China

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Events in the year 1949 in China.

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References

  1. 1949年9月27日 中华人民共和国国旗诞生 [September 27, 1949: The Birth of PRC's Flag] (in Chinese). CPC News. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  2. "People's champion or bogeyman?". Hong Kong: South China Morning Post. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.