May 27, 1949: The Third Field Army liberates Shanghai
May 27, 1949: The Third Field Army liberates Shanghai, then China's largest city and the economic center of country
May 27, 1953: The minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, Li Weihan, submits a report on "public-private relationships in capitalist industries"
May 27—July 22, 1958: The CPC Central Military Commission meets to discuss national defense and a future policy for building army troop strength
May 27—June 5, 1978: The Third National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles meets in Beijing to formally announce a renewal of work.
May 27, 1985: The CPC Central Committee promulgates the "decision on education reform"
May 27, 2005: The Fourth National Commendation Congress for Ethic Unity and Progress is held in Beijing
- Hawaiian students and teachers experience Hainan culture
- Search underway after van goes missing in North China
- Pioneering HIV/AIDS prevention drug launched in Hainan
- Experts: DPP's manipulation runs against Taiwan people's will
- Shanghai university launches AI platform for global scientific collaboration
- Rainstorm forces evacuation of over 3,000 residents in suburban Beijing
