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Events in the year 1950 in the People's Republic of China.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
- Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
- Vice Chairmen of the Government – Zhu De Liu Shaoqi, Song Qingling, Li Jishen, Zhang Lan, Gao Gang
- Premier – Zhou Enlai
- Vice Premiers – Dong Biwu, Chen Yun, Guo Moruo, Huang Yanpei
Governors
- Governor of Fujian Province – Zhang Dingcheng
- Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Ye Jianying
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Yang Yong
- Governor of Hebei Province – Yang Xiufeng
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yu Yifu
- Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu
- Governor of Hubei Province – Li Xiannian
- Governor of Hunan Province – Wang Shoudao
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Tan Zhenlin
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
- Governor of Jilin Province – Zhou Chiheng
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhao Shoushan
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Ma Mingfang
- Governor of Shandong Province – Kang Sheng
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Pei Lisheng
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Chen Geng
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tan Zhenlin
Events
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River: Chinese forces swarm a UN position.
- 6 January – The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response.
- 9 January – The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China.
- 13 January – Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
- 16 January - Vietnam concluded diplomatic relations with Mainland China.
- 31 January – The last Kuomintang troops surrender in mainland China.
- 14 February – Cold War: The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty.
- 5 March - 1 May – Chinese Civil War: Landing Operation on Hainan Island – a series of battles fought in the Chinese province of Hainan between the nationalists and the communists during Chinese Civil War which resulted in the communist victory.
- 7 October – Invasion of Tibet: 40,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army invaded the Tibetan area of Chamdo. The large number of units of the PLA quickly surrounded the outnumbered Tibetan forces. By October 19, 1950, the 5,000 Tibetan troops had surrendered.[1]
- 25 November – Korean War: Forces from the People's Republic of China commenced the Second Phase Campaign. The resulting battles at Ch'ongch'on River and Chosin Reservoir expelled the United Nations forces from North Korea.
Births
- July 3 – Zhang Kangkang, Chinese writer.
Deaths
- October 27 – Ren Bishi, a leading figure in the Chinese Communist Party
- November 25 – Mao Anying, the eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui. Anying was killed in action by an air strike during the Korean War.
- Fang Zong'ao (Chinese: 方宗鳌; Wade–Giles: Fang Tsung-ao; 1884 – 19 February 1950) late Qing Dynasty scholar; a popular economist and jurist in the early Republic of China era, and a professor in economics and law.
See also
References
- ↑ Laird, Thomas. The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama (2006) Grove Press. p. 301
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