Today in History

May 17, 1980: A grand memorial for Liu Shaoqi is held in Beijing

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Updated: 2011-05-18 17:13

May 17, 1927: Ye Ting leads troops to crush the Xia Douyin rebels

May 17, 1975: Mao Zedong approves the report of the Central Military Commission on He Cheng's holding a post

May 17, 1980: A grand memorial for Liu Shaoqi is held in Beijing

May 17—19, 2010: The CPC Central Committee and State Council hold a working forum on Xinjiang in Beijing
CPC Heroes

Zhu De

Zhu De, born in Yilong County of Sichuan Province in 1886 and passed away in 1976, is a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, statesman and military strategist.

Chen Yi

A native of Le Zhi, in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and awarded by the People's Republic of China the military rank of marshal; Served as the country's Vice Premier (1954-1972) and Foreign Minister (1958-1972)

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Milestones

Macao returns to China on December 20, 1999

China resumes exercise of sovereignty over HK

Deng Xiaoping's Shenzhen Tour

Zunyi Meeting

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