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The 1950s |
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1950, October: Chinese People's Volunteer Army invades Korean Peninsula to support their North Korean allies agains the USA. |
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1950, November: The People's Republic of China takes control of Tibet. |
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1959, March: Tibetan population revolts against Chinese occupation is suppressed with "iron fist". |
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The 1960s |
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1962: Border conflict with India over areas in the Himalaya. |
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1964, October: Test of first nuclear bomb in China. |
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1967: Test of first nuclear fusion device in China |
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1969, March: Clash with Soviet troops at Damansky Island (Zhen Bao) of the Ussuri river (Wusuli Jiang). |
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The 1970s |
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1970: In the mid-1970s China's relations with Vietnam begin to deteriorate. Violent incidents along the Sino-Vietnamese border. |
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1979, February: China invades Vietnam (for 29 days) after Vietnamese troups had ousted the pro-Beijing Pol-Pot regime in Cambodia. |
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The 1980s |
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1980: Stop of the surface test program of nuclear bombs near Lop Nor in Xinjiang province after 23 tests. |
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The 1990s |
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1990: Modernization of the People's Liberation Army begins. |
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1992: China ratifies the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. |
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1996: China acquires missile technology from two American companies: Hughes and Loral. |
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1996: Stop of the sub-terrain nuclear weapons test program. |
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1999: China develops the neutron bomb, which can be used for tactical purposes. |
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1999: The U.S. Cox-Dicks Committee accuses China of using espionage to steal neutron bomb and technology. |
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The 2000s |
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2000: China lounches Chinasat-22 (Zhongxing-22) communication satellite. |
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2002: China intensifies modernization of the People's Liberation Army. |
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2003, May: China launches the third (of three) Bei Dou-1 navigation satellites. |
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2004, September: Government deploys heavily armed troops to protect Three Gorges Dam against terrorist attacks. |
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2005, July: State-owned Galileo Industries begins cooperation with EU's Galileo satellite navigation system. |
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2005, August: Joint military maneuvers of China and Russia to "strengthen friendship". |
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2007, January: China shoots down old weather satellite, demonstrating capability of destroying hostile spy satellites. |
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2007, May: China's military budget increases by 17.8% in 2007. |
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2008, March: China plans to increase its military budget by nearly 18%. |
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