1925 - The death of Sun Yat-sen brings Chiang Kai-shek as leader. He breaks with the Communists and confirms the governing Kuomintang as a nationalist party.
1931-45 - Japan invades, and gradually occupies more and more of China.
1934-35 - Mao Zedong emerges as communist leader during the "Long March"
1958 - Mao launches the "Great Leap Forward" (a five year economic plan)
1966-76 - "Cultural Revolution" Mao's 10-year political and ideological campaign.
1976 - Mao Dies
1986-90 - China's "Open Door" policy encourages encourages development of a market economy and private sector.
1989 - Hard line party leaders sent in troops to crush pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.
1993 - Jiang Zemin officially replaces Yang Shangkun as president.
1995 - China tests missiles and holds military exercises in Taiwan (to intimidate Taiwan during its presidential elections).
1999 - Nato bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade and Yugoslavia. Falun Gong, a quasi-religious sect, outlawed as a threat to stability.
2000 - Crackdown on official corruption intensifies, with the execution for bribe taking of a former deputy chairman of the National People's Congress.
2001 - April, Diplomatic standoff over the detention of an American spy plane and crew after a mid-air collision with a Chinese fighter jet.
June, Leaders of China, Russia and four Central Asian states launch the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and sign an agreement to fight ethnic and religious militancy while promoting trade and investment
. June, China carries out military exercises simulating an invasion of Taiwan, at the same
November, China joins the world trade organization.
2002 - February - US President George W Bush visits, on the 30th anniversary of President Nixon's visit to China - the first by a US president.
July, The US says China is modernising its military to make possible a forcible reunification with Taiwan. Beijing says its policy remains defensive.
November, Vice-President Hu Jintao is named head of the ruling Communist Party, replacing Jiang Zemin, the outgoing president. Jiang is re-elected head of the influential Central Military Commission, which oversees the armed forces.
2003 - June - Sluice gates on Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower scheme, are closed to allow the reservoir to fill up.
June - Hong Kong is declared free of Sars. Days later the World Health Organization lifts its Sars-related travel warning for Beijing.
June - China, India reach de facto agreement over status of Tibet and Sikkim in landmark cross-border trade agreement.
July-August - Some 500,000 people march in Hong Kong against Article 23, a controversial anti-subversion bill. Two key Hong Kong government officials resign. The government shelves the bill.
October - Launch of China's first manned spacecraft: Astronaut Yang Liwei is sent into space by a Long March 2F rocket.
2004 - November, China signs a landmark trade agreement with 10 south-east Asian countries; the accord could eventually unite 25% of the world's population in a free-trade zone.
2006 - August, Official news agency says 18 million people are affected by what it describes as the country's worst drought in 50 years.
2014 - January, China allows foreign companies majority ownership of some telecom and internet services in the Shanghai free trade zone. They will be able to supply services nationwide except for home internet access, which will be restricted to the zone.
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