1951 in China

← 1950 1949 1948 1951 in the People's Republic of China → 1952 1953 1954
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See also:	Other events of 1951 List of years in China Timeline of Chinese history 1951 in the Republic of China

Events in the year 1951 in the People's Republic of China.

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
• Premier – Zhou Enlai

Events

• January 4 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
• February 1 – Korean War: The United Nations General Assembly declares that the People's Republic of China is an aggressor in the Korean War in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 498.
• April 23-June 10 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces launch the Fifth Phase Campaign. The resulting Chinese defeat at Seoul and Soyang River brought the Communists side to the armistice negotiation.
• May 23 – The Tibetan government signs the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People's Republic of China.
• September 9 – Chinese communist forces move into Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

Births

• October 30 – Liu Xiaoqing, Chinese actress and businesswoman.

Deaths

Template:Some people Died

See also

• 1951 in Chinese film

References

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