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1950
Events in the year 1950 in the People's Republic of China.
Incumbents
Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
Vice Chairmen of the Government – Zhu De Liu Shaoqi, Song Qingling, Li Jishen, Zhang Lan, Gao Gang
Premier – Zhou Enlai
Vice Premiers – Dong Biwu, Chen Yun, Guo Moruo, Huang Yanpei
Governors
Governor of Fujian Province – Zhang Dingcheng
Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
Governor of Guangdong Province – Ye Jianying
Governor of Guizhou Province – Yang Yong
Governor of Hebei Province – Yang Xiufeng
Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yu Yifu
Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu
Governor of Hubei Province – Li Xiannian
Governor of Hunan Province – Wang Shoudao
Governor of Jiangsu Province – Tan Zhenlin
Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
Governor of Jilin Province – Zhou Chiheng
Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhao Shoushan
Governor of Shaanxi Province – Ma Mingfang
Governor of Shandong Province – Kang Sheng
Governor of Shanxi Province – Pei Lisheng
Governor of Yunnan Province – Chen Geng
Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tan Zhenlin
Events
thumb|right|Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River: Chinese forces swarm a UN position.
January 6 — The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response.
January 9 — The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China.
January 13 — Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
January 16 — Vietnam concluded diplomatic relations with Mainland China.
January 31 — The last Kuomintang troops surrender in mainland China.
February 14 — Cold War: The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty.
March 5 - May 1 — Chinese Civil War: Landing Operation on Hainan Island – a series of battles fought in the Chinese province of Hainan between the nationalists and the communists during Chinese Civil War which resulted in the communist victory.
October 7 — Invasion of Tibet: 40,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army invaded the Tibetan area of Chamdo. The large number of units of the PLA quickly surrounded the outnumbered Tibetan forces. By October 19, 1950, the 5,000 Tibetan troops had surrendered.Laird, Thomas. The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama (2006) Grove Press. p. 301
November 25 — Korean War: Forces from the People's Republic of China commenced the Second Phase Campaign. The resulting battles at Ch'ongch'on River and Chosin Reservoir expelled the United Nations forces from North Korea.
Contemporary optics began in China when the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) established an Instrument Centre in 1950; this later became the Institute of Fine Optics and Mechanics.de Seta Gabriele Machine Decision Is Not Final: China and the History and Future of Artificial Intelligence Urbanomic, MIT Press 2025 9781913029999 Bratton Benjamin Technologies of Clairvoyance: Chinese Lineages and Mythologies of Machine Vision Greenspan Anna Ireland Amy Konior Bogna151
Births
January
January 19 — Siqin Gaowa, actress
February
February 27 — Zhang Baoshun, 15th Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
March
March 29 — Xu Qiliang, 10th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (d. 2025)
April
April 2 — Zhang Yimou, filmmaker
April 15 — Sun Liqun, historian (d. 2020)
April 19 — Yuen Qiu, Hong Kong actress and martial artist
May
May 1 — Yang Jiechi, 10th Minister of Foreign Affairs
May 13 — Peter Lai, Hong Kong lyricist and actor
May 24 — Sun Chunlan, former Vice Premier of China
July
July 3 — Zhang Kangkang, writer
July 13 — Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician and lawyer
July 14 — Chungsen Leung, Taiwanese-born Canadian businessman and politician
Zhang Youxia, general in the People's Liberation Army
August
August 23 — Alan Tam, Hong Kong singer and actor
August 30 — Li Zhanshu, 10th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
October
October 10 — Choy So-yuk, Hong Kong politician
October 12
Chen Shui-bian, Taiwanese former politician and lawyer
Lowell Lo, Hong Kong singer, songwriter, actor and film composer
October 16 — Norman Chui, Hong Kong actor (d. 2024)
October 18 — Terry Gou, Taiwanese billionaire businessman and politician
October 30 — Liu Xiaoqing, actress and businesswoman
November
November 19 — Jiang Kun, comedian
November 20 — Li Yuanchao, 9th Vice President of China
Deaths
February 19 — Fang Zong'ao, late Qing dynasty scholar, economist and jurist (b. 1884)
February 28 — Dai Wangshu, poet, essayist and translator (b. 1905)
May 24 — Yan Huiqing, diplomat and politician (b. 1877)
June 10 — Zhu Feng, communist intelligence agent (b. 1905)
June 18 — Chen Yi, 1st Commander of the Taiwan Garrison Command (b. 1883)
October 27 — Ren Bishi, leading figure in the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1904)
November 25 — Mao Anying, military officer and eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui (b. 1922)
November 29
Ma Zhanshan, general famous for resisting the Japanese invasion of Manchuria (b. 1885)
Yang Gensi, PVA military hero (b. 1922)
December 4 — Abing, musician (b. 1893)
December 20 — Fu Ssu-nien, historian, linguist and writer (b. 1896)
See also
1950 in Chinese film
References
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