The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held its First Plenary Session in Beijing from September 21 to 30. The CPPCC drew up the Common Program, which served as a provisional Constitution.

On October 1, a grand ceremony marking the nation's beginning was held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Chairman Mao Zedong solemnly declared to the world that the People's Republic of China and the Central People's Government had been established.