2020-MAR-26

Polity Timeline
CHINA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

PEKING City

(Peking)

- PEKING

1912-02-12:

Directly administered Territory of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1915-12-22:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1916-03-22:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1917-07-01:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1917-07-12:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1920-08-01:

Chinese Communist Party : CCP

(Shanghai French Concession ^x)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1927-04-12:

Communist Party of China : CPC

(Shanghai French Concession ^x)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1931-11-07:

Soviet Republic of China : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1931-12-01:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1933-04-01:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1934-01-21:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1934-10-15:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Paoan)

- SOVIET CHINA

1935-01-02:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Paoan)

- SOVIET CHINA

1937-01-02:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR [in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

(Yenan ^g)

- SOVIET CHINA

1937-09-22:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Liberated Zones of the Chinese Red Army in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

(Yenan ^g)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1942-01-01:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Liberated Zones of the Chinese Red Army in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

(Yenan ^g)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1948-08-19:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Yenan ^g)

- NORTH CHINA

1949-08-15:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Tientsin)

- NORTH CHINA

1949-09-23:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Tientsin)

- NORTH CHINA

1949-09-27:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Tientsin)

- NORTH CHINA

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

PEKING City

(Peking)

- PEKING

1912-01-01:

Directly administered Territory of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1912-03-10:

Directly administered Territory of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1913-02-01:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1915-12-22:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1916-03-22:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1917-05-29:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1917-06-22:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1917-07-01:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1917-07-12:

Municipality of PEKING

(Peking)

- PEKING

1920-08-01:

Chinese Communist Party : CCP

(Shanghai French Concession ^x)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1927-04-12:

Communist Party of China : CPC

(Shanghai French Concession ^x)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1931-11-07:

Soviet Republic of China : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1931-12-01:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1933-04-01:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1934-01-21:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- SOVIET CHINA

1937-09-22:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Liberated Zones of the Chinese Red Army in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

(Yenan ^g)

- COMMUNIST CHINA

1949-08-15:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Tientsin)

- NORTH CHINA

1949-09-01:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Tientsin)

- NORTH CHINA

1949-09-23:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

(Tientsin)

- NORTH CHINA

1949-10-01:

People´s Republic of China : PRC [New China]

(Tientsin)

- RED CHINA

1949-10-30:

People´s Republic of China : PRC [New China]

(Peking)

- RED CHINA

1950-06-15:

People´s Republic of China : PRC [New China]

(Peking)

- RED CHINA

1950-09-20:

People´s Republic of China : PRC [New China]

(Peking)

- RED CHINA

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

CHIHLI +

CHINA +

1900-08-14:

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY +

GERMANY +

EIGHT NATIONS +

FRANCE +

ITALY +

JAPAN +

RUSSIA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

1901-09-07:

CHIHLI +

CHINA +

1912-01-01:

CHIHLI +

CHINA +

CHING CHINA +

1912-02-12:

CHIHLI +

CHINA +

1912-03-15:

CHINA

1917-05-29:

CHIHLI

1917-06-22:

CHINA

1917-07-01:

CHINA

1917-07-12:

CHINA

1920-08-01:

COMMUNIST CHINA +

FRANCE +

1922-01-01:

COMMUNIST CHINA +

FRANCE +

CHINA-CANTON +

1927-04-12:

COMMUNIST CHINA +

FRANCE +

1927-08-01:

COMMUNIST CHINA +

CHINA-WUHAN +

1927-08-07:

COMMUNIST CHINA

1936-12-24:

SOVIET CHINA +

CHINA +

1945-09-09:

COMMUNIST CHINA

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Pei-Ching

1920-08-01:

Concession Française de Changhaï

1927-08-01:

Nan-C´hang

1927-08-07:

Han-Kou

1927-09-07:

Hunan Suweiai

1927-11-01:

Hai-Feng + Lü-Feng

1927-12-01:

Yi-Yang

1931-02-01:

Heng-Feng

1931-11-07:

Jui-Ch´in

1934-10-15:

Pao-An

1937-01-02:

Yen-An

1949-01-15:

Tien-Chin

1949-10-10:

Pei-Ching

1979-01-01:

Beijing

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

PEI-CHING

1920-08-01:

CHUNG-KUO KUNG-CH´AN-TANG

1927-11-01:

CHUNG-KUO SU-WEI-AI

1937-09-22:

CHUNG-KUO KUNG-CH´AN-TANG

1948-07-28:

CHUNG-KUO PEI-FANG

1949-10-01:

HSIN CHUNG-KUO

1971-10-25:

CHUNG-KUO

1979-01-01:

ZHONGGUO

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

PEKING City

1911-10-10:

Directly administered Territory of PEKING

1912-03-15:

Municipality of PEKING

1920-08-01:

Chinese Communist Party : CCP

1921-07-23:

Communist Party of China : CPC

1924-09-15:

Communist Party of China : CPC [in the First United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

1927-04-12:

Communist Party of China : CPC

1927-08-01:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Chinese Red Army]

1927-11-01:

Soviet Zone of the Communist Party of CHINA

1927-12-01:

CHINESE Soviet Territories

1931-11-07:

Soviet Republic of China : CSR

1931-12-01:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

1936-12-24:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR [in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

1937-09-22:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Liberated Zones of the Chinese Red Army in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

1945-09-09:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Liberated Zones of the Chinese Red Army]

1948-07-28:

Executive Committee of NORTH CHINA

1948-08-19:

People´s Government of NORTH CHINA

1949-10-01:

People´s Republic of China : PRC [New China]

1954-05-01:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

Ruler changes:

1920-08-01:

Chinese Communist Party : CCP

(Shanghai French Concession ^x)

- Li Ta-Chao
(Li Ta-Chao)

1921-07-23:

Communist Party of China : CPC

(Shanghai French Concession ^x)

- Chen Tu-Hsiu
(Ch´en Tu-Hisu)

1927-08-07:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Chinese Red Army]

(Hankow ^g)

- Chu Chiu-Pai
(Ch´ü Ch´iu-Pai)

1927-11-01:

Soviet Zone of the Communist Party of CHINA

(Haifeng ^g + Lufeng ^g)

- Peng Pai
(P´eng P´ai)

1928-06-18:

CHINESE Soviet Territories

(Yiyang ^g)

- Hsiang Chung-Fa
(Hsiang Chung-Fa)

1929-01-01:

CHINESE Soviet Territories

(Yiyang ^g)

- Li Li-San
(Li Li-San)

1931-06-24:

CHINESE Soviet Territories

(Hengfeng ^g)

- Wang Ming
(Wang Ming)

1931-12-01:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- Mao Tse-Tung
(Mao Tse-Tung)

1932-09-02:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Juichin)

- Po Ku
(Po Ku - Ch´in Pang-Hsien)

1935-01-17:

Chinese Soviet Republic : CSR

(Paoan)

- Chang Wen-Tien
(Chang Wen-T´ien)

1943-03-20:

Communist Party of China : CPC [Liberated Zones of the Chinese Red Army in Second United Front Alliance with Kuomintang]

(Yenan ^g)

- Mao Tse-Tung the Great Helmsman
(Mao Tse-Tung Wei-Ta Te-To-Shou)

1976-09-09:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

(Peking)

- Hua Kuo-Feng
(Hua Kuo-Feng)

1978-12-22:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

(Peking)

- Teng Hsiao-Ping the Little Helmsman
(Teng Hsiao-P´ing Hsiao To-Shou)

1982-12-04:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

(Beijing)

- Deng Xiaoping the Little Helmsman
(Deng Xiaoping Xiǎo Duòshǒu)

1992-10-12:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

(Beijing)

- Jiang Zemin
(Jiang Zemin)

2002-11-15:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

(Beijing)

- Hu Jintao
(Hu Jintao)

2012-11-15:

People´s Republic of China : PRC

(Beijing)

- Xi Jinping
(Xi Jinping)