| July 1921 | | The Communist Party of China is founded. | | | 1964 | | Premier Zhou Enlai sets forth the goal of 'Four Modernizations.' | | | July 1, 1997 | | Hong Kong returns to China. | | | October 2003 | | Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei travels to space in the Shenzhou-5 spaceship. | | |
| October 1, 1949 | | The People's Republic of China is founded. | | | 1979 | | Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping specifies the goal to increase per-capita gross domestic product to $1,000. | | | December 20, 1999 | | Macao returns to China. | | | August 2008 | | The 29th Summer Olympic Games are successfully held in Beijing. | | |
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| July 1921 | | The Communist Party of China is founded. | | | 1964 | | Premier Zhou Enlai sets forth the goal of 'Four Modernizations.' | | | July 1, 1997 | | Hong Kong returns to China. | | | October 2003 | | Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei travels to space in the Shenzhou-5 spaceship. | | |
| October 1, 1949 | | The People's Republic of China is founded. | | | 1979 | | Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping specifies the goal to increase per-capita gross domestic product to $1,000. | | | December 20, 1999 | | Macao returns to China. | | | August 2008 | | The 29th Summer Olympic Games are successfully held in Beijing. | | |
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