1964 in China

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On October 16, 1964 China detonated its first atomic bomb
On October 16, 1964 China detonated its first atomic bomb

In 1964 in China:

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  • The State Council decrees it is acceptable to abbreviate most characters listed in the Plan for Character Simplification.

After the US and USSR had several hostilities between each other about nuclear bombs and nuclear testing China felt like they were not being taken seriously. As soon as China proved that it was capable of nuclear destruction the USSR and USA would accept China as potentially a great power

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