1949 in China

Centuries:	18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s;
See also:	Other events of 1949; List of years in the Republic of China; Timeline of Chinese history; 1949 in China

Events in the year 1949 in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.

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People's Republic of China:

Tropical storm Irma kills 1,600 people and destroys more than 63,000 houses in Shanghai, the worst typhoon on record in the city.

27 September — The Flag of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国国旗; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國國旗; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó guóqí) is a red field charged in the canton (upper corner nearest the flagpole) with five golden stars.^[1]

Mao Zedong proclaiming the establishment of the People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949

1 October – The People's Republic of China is officially proclaimed in Beijing
17 October – Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou.
25–27 October - Battle of Guningtou in Kinmen, Fujian
27 October – Chinese communist troops fail to take Kinmen in the Battle of Kuningtou; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.

8 December - The government of the Republic of China finishes its evacuation to Taiwan, and declares Taipei its temporary capital city.
17 December – Burma recognizes the People's Republic of China.
30 December – India recognizes the People's Republic of China.

↑ 1949年9月27日中华人民共和国国旗诞生 [September 27, 1949: The Birth of PRC's Flag] (in Chinese). CPC News. Retrieved 2009-11-04.

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