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People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong in 1949 after the Communist victory in the civil war. After the upheavals of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, reforms from 1978 under Deng Xiaoping made it the world's second-largest economy. Some writers describe it as an empire, but this is disputed.
Key facts
| Dates | 1949 – present CE |
|---|---|
| Region | China & Tibet |
| Continent | Asia |
| Type | modern state (one-party socialist republic) |
| Capital | Beijing |
| Founder | Mao Zedong |
| Religion(s) | State atheism, Chinese folk religion, Buddhism |
Note on dates: Wikipedia's "List of empires" includes it with the label "disputed".
Before & after
Preceded by
Republic of China (1912–1949) Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government) Manchukuo
Sources
Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.