Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China was formed at Peking.

A circular issued by Mao , leader of the ruling Communist Party in China, launched the Cultural Revolution in order to introduce a new generation to class struggle. The young Red Guards were encouraged...

The CommunistPeople's Republic of China was belatedly allowed to join the United Nations (Taiwan having been first expelled).

The Chinese government ruthlessly suppressed a massive pro-democracy demonstration held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing; hopes for the development of democratic government faded.