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
- China successfully launches new test satellite
- Books of Xi's discourses on adhering to deepening reform comprehensively published
- China activates Level-IV emergency flood-control response in Hainan
- Flash flood leaves eight campers dead and four missing
- Helsinki spotlight for Beijing school's AI project
- Pioneering work on world's four major bay areas released