17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) -- Planning China's Next 5 Years

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Today in CPC History

1980: Deng Xiaoping comments on Mao Zedong Thought

On October 25, 1980, Deng Xiaoping said that Mao Zedong's thought was the implementation and development of Marxism and Leninism and was the guiding principle of the Party.

1958: the Chinese Volunteer Army returns home

On October 24, 1958, Korean Prime Minister Kim II Sung held a state banquet in honor of the Chinese volunteer soldiers who were leaving North Korea for home.

1985：Deng Xiaoping meets Time Inc delegation

On October 23, 1985, Deng Xiaoping met a delegation of American senior entrepreneurs organized by Time Inc.

1978: Deng Xiaoping Visits Japan

On October 22, 1978, then Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping paid an official good-will visit to Japan, at the invitation of the Japanese Government, becoming the first Chinese state leader to visit Japan.

1949: the Government Administrative Council established

On October 21, 1949, the Government Administrative Council (the Cabinet) of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China was established.

1945: Mao Zedong and Patrick J. Hurley reach five agreements

On October 20, 1945, Mao Zedong and the new American Ambassador to China Patrick J. Hurley reached five agreements.

1935: The main Red Army forces arrive in northern Shaanxi

On October 19, 1935, the main force of the Red First Front Army reached the town of Wuqi, located in the Soviet Area between Shaanxi and Gansu.

1998: Jiang Zemin Meets with Koo Chen-fu

On the afternoon of October 18, 1998, Jiang Zemin met with Koo Chen-fu and expressed views on cross-Straits relations.

1988: Deng Xiaoping meets with Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu

On October 17, 1988, Deng Xiaoping met with Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and briefed him on China's modernization strategy.

1964: China's first atomic bomb explodes

October 16, 1964, China successfully exploded its first atomic bomb.