July 31—Aug 3, 1958: August Khrushchev, first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, visits China

July 31—Aug 1, 1955: The CPC Central Committee convenes a meeting of provincial, municipal and regional Party committee secretaries
July 31—Aug 3, 1958: August Khrushchev, first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, visits China
July 31, 1963: The CPC Central Committee announces the end of streamline work
July 31, 1972: The Department of Defense holds a grand reception to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army
July 31, 1981: The State Council approves a "Report on the Comprehensive Economic Reform Pilot (project) in Changsha, Hubei province"
July 31, 1997: The CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission meet in the Great Hall to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army
- Experts urge stronger civil aviation legislation, cultivation of legal talents
- Henry C. Lee praises women's rising role in forensic science
- China's national college entrance exam begins
- China issues yellow alert for rainstorms
- 78,900 students across Beijing sit the gaokao
- Chinese, American youths bridge cultures through dance