The brilliant achievements of New China

1. Two bombs and one satellite

"Two bombs and one satellite" originally referred to atomic bombs, missiles and artificial satellites. One of the "two bombs" was an atomic bomb, which later evolved into the collective name of atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb; the other bomb was a guidance bomb; and the "one star" was an artificial earth satellite. On November 5, 1960, China's first imitation missile was successfully launched. On October 16, 1964, China's first atomic bomb exploded successfully. China became the fifth country with an atomic bomb. On June 17, 1967, my country's first A hydrogen bomb air burst test was successful, and my country's first artificial satellite was successfully launched on April 24, 1970. China's "two bombs and one satellite" are the glorious achievements of the creation of the Chinese nation in the second half of the 20th century.

2. Restoring the legitimate seat of the United Nations

On October 25, 1971, at the 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly, it was decided on "restoring the legitimate seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations" rights issue”. The main content is to restore all rights of the Chinese People's Republic of China, recognize the government's representatives as China's only legal representatives in the United Nations, and immediately remove Chiang Kai-shek's representatives from their illegal occupation in the United Nations and all its affiliated agencies. evicted from the seat. The result was passed with an overwhelming majority of 76 votes in favor, 35 votes against, and 17 abstentions. This is the need for world progress and a historical necessity. From this time on, China has the right to speak on the international stage.

3. A major breakthrough in manned spaceflight

On September 21, 1992, the Chinese government decided to implement the manned spaceflight project and determined a three-step development strategy. The first step is to launch a manned spacecraft, establish a preliminary manned spacecraft project to support pilots, and carry out space application tests; the second step is to break through astronaut outbound activity technology, spacecraft rendezvous and docking technology, and launch a space laboratory Solve the space application problem of a certain scale in short-term care; the third step is to build a space station to solve the space application problem of large-scale, long-term care.

4. The return of Hong Kong and Macau

The British began their colonial rule over Hong Kong during the First Opium War, when the Qing government was defeated on August 29, 1842. The Treaty of Nanjing signed by the British ceded Hong Kong Island and Ap Lei Chau to Britain.

On July 1, 1997, the People's Republic of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending a century of British colonial rule in Hong Kong.

Portugal began its colonial rule over Macau in 1553. When the Portuguese were preparing to land in Macau, they used the excuse that the merchant ship was cracked by wind and waves and the cargo ship was wet. They asked for land to dry and bribed local officials. Wang Bai obtained the right to dock at the Macau pier for trade. And officially settled in Macau in 1557.

On December 20, 1999, the People's Republic of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macau, ending Portugal's 442-year colonial rule in Macau.

5. China’s accession to the WTO

On the afternoon of November 10, 2001, the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization reviewed and approved China’s accession by consensus in Doha, Qatar. World Trade Organization decision. China will become a WTO member after representatives of the Chinese government sign the Protocol on China's Accession to the WTO and submit the letter of approval for China's WTO accession to the WTO Secretariat.

6. Qinghai-Tibet Railway

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a landmark project in the implementation of the Western Development Strategy and one of China's four major projects in the new century. The road starts from Xining, Qinghai Province in the east and ends in Lhasa in the west, with a total length of 1,956 kilometers. Among them, the 814-kilometer section from Xining to Golmud was paved in 1979 and put into operation in 1984. The Golmud to Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway starts from Golmud City in Qinghai Province in the north, passes through Nachitai, Wudaoliang, Tuotuohe, and Yanshiping, crosses Tanggula Mountain, and then passes through Amdo, Nagqu, Damxung, and Yangbajing in the Tibet Autonomous Region, to Lhasa, with a total length of 1142 kilometers. Among them, 1,110 kilometers of new lines were officially opened on June 29, 2001. On July 1, 2006, it was officially opened.