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The Chinese Revolution in 1949 refers to the final stage of fighting (19461950) in the Chinese Civil War.

In some anti-revisionist communist media and historiography, as well as the official media of the Communist Party of China, this period is known as the War of Liberation.(google Chinese Civil War)

CPC establish People's Republic of China / KMT retreat to Taiwan island On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China with its capital at Peking, which was renamed Beijing. Chiang Kai-shek and approximately 2 million Nationalist Chinese retreated from the mainland to the island of Taiwan.[41] There remained only isolated pockets of resistance, particularly in the far south. A PRC attempt to take the ROC controlled island of Kinmen was thwarted in the Battle of Kuningtou halting the PLA advance towards Taiwan.[42] In December 1949, Chiang proclaimed Taipei, Taiwan, the temporary capital of the Republic of China and continued to assert his government as the sole legitimate authority in China. The last of the fighting ended with the Landing Operation on Hainan Island which resulted in the Communist conquest of Hainan Island in April 1950 and Choushan island in May 1950.[43] However, no legal document to officially end the Chinese Civil War has ever been signed. Legally speaking, with both contending governments PRC and ROC still existing, the Chinese Civil War has not been resolved.

What were some effects of the Chinese Revolution of 1911-1949?


Political- The Chinese have long been rule by a Dynasty(which is like a monarchy) but during the revolution the Chinese people wanted to over take the Dynasty and place a republic.They republican force did eventually won which ended with the abdication of Emperor Puyi. This made Chinea a republic for a period of time.(the Central government was weak) Economic-It made china economy better and the people could sell and buy more freely than when it was under the dynasty. Overall the Chinese economy got bigger and better. Social-the revolution is often know as the "Capitalist Revolution of China". It did help many Capitalist Chinese but overall the ones who fought in it were not doing so for captialism. The revolution help china some old han since get a higher position in china since they used to be lower in society. At the end many of China society stayed the same.

What were the consequences of the chinese revolution of 1949?

The revolution was a civil war that started decades earlier between the CPC (Communist Party of China) and the KMT (capitalist ruling party prior to 1949). The war continued through Japanese occupation (of northern China) and invasion prior-to and during WWII. The story with the KMT and Taiwan is that the as the CPC won the war on the mainland, the nationalists (KMT) continued retreating to the island, which they controlled. When the communists marched into Beijing, they claimed victory, declared themselves ruling party of China, and ignored Taiwan, where the KMT still claimed to be the rightful government of all of China. So really, the war never completely ended until this day, which is why Taiwan is not really a separate country, but they have two separate governments. As a result (or consequence as you put it), the Commists party's rule during the first few decades was really a disaster with horribly conceived and implemented policies that lead to the death of millions (see Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution), while they remained isolated from the rest of the world. It wasn't until the 1970s that CPC leaders gained control (like Deng Xiaoping) who started steering China towards more rational, and economically sound policies (not coincidentally less communist) that eventually lead to the success you see today. Taiwan's government retained their seat at the United Nations as "Republic of China" for many years until the 1970s when "The People's Republic of China" claimed, and eventually took their seat. During this decade, they opened up to foreign countries economically and started allowing more free-market trade. To this day, KMT remains active in Taiwan, although they now the conservative party, and several others have strong support on the island. The Communist Party on the mainland still maintains their control by not allowing other political parties to function and quashing any antiParty thought or activity as a crime against the government. The Chinese government and vast majority of Chinese people vehemently oppose any sort of independence for the "rogue province" of Taiwan. China really remains "communist" only because the Communist Party doesn't want to lose control. They define themselves as "socialist with Chinese characteristics," but believe in Marxism and that eventually China can evolve into true communists (although the strong desire for economic prosperity will probably push the tide the other way eventually instead).

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