1966 ⟶ China Detonates Third Nuclear Device
Communist China detonates a third nuclear device.
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🇨🇳 People's Republic of China Founded
Mao Zedong declares the foundation of the People's Republic of China, adding a quarter of the world's population to the communist camp.⟶
ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunismMao ZedongAsiaCold WarUSSR
🇨🇳 China Invades Tibet
Forces from the People's Republic of China enter Tibet, with the goal of annexing the region into China itself.⟶
ChinaTibetInvasionAnnexationAsiaCold WarBorder DisputePeople's Liberation Army
📜 China and North Korea Sign Defensive Treaty
North Korea and China sign a defensive treaty, the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty.⟶
Cold WarChinaNorth KoreatreatyallianceAsiaSino-North Korean Treaty
☢️ China Tests First Atomic Bomb
China tests its first atomic bomb. The test makes China the world's fifth nuclear power.⟶
ChinaNuclear WeaponsAtomic BombCold WarNuclear ProliferationWeapons of Mass DestructionAsiaDeterrence
☢️ China Detonates Third Nuclear Device
Communist China detonates a third nuclear device.⟶
Chinanuclear weaponsCold Warnuclear proliferationAsianuclear test
☢️ China Tests Hydrogen Bomb
China detonates its first hydrogen bomb.⟶
ChinaNuclear WeaponsH-BombCold WarArms RaceWeaponsNuclearPolitics