Timeline (Broken China)

Timeline page for the Broken China timeline.

Timeline

 * 1950: Britian refuses to recognize the People's Republic of China was the legitimate governing body of China. Begining of the First Korean War.
 * 1953: End of the First Korean War. Korea remains divided in the Communist North and South.
 * 1954: End of the Indochina rebellion, independance of Vietnam from France.
 * 1955: Begining of the Vietnam War.
 * 1958: The PRC begins its "Great Leap Forward" program; the program aims to transform China from a largely agrarian country to a modern communist state.
 * 1961: End of the Great Leap Forward program. The program caused the deaths of 20 million Chinese, an failed to adequately benefit China. As a result, Mao becomes increasingly shut out of his own party.
 * 1963: Creation of Malaysia.
 * 1966: Mao launches the Cultural Revolution in the PRC.
 * 1997: Britian transfers control of Peninsular Hong Kong to the Republic of China. Britian maintains control of Hong Kong island, as it was granted to them in perpetuality in the original treaty.