Editor's Note
Since its foundation in 1949, the People's Republic of China has made unceasing efforts to develop science and technology - which former leader Deng Xiaoping regarded as "primary productive forces". Over the past 60 years, the Chinese people have successfully integrated scientific and technical progress with economic development. The following photos highlight China's key accomplishments in various research fields.
First automobile manufacturer put into production
The foundation-laying ceremony of Changchun No. 1 Automobile Plant, the first automobile manufacturer of the People's Republic of China, was held on July 15, 1953. The plant turned a new page in the automobile manufacturing history of China. Three years later to the date, Jiefang ("Liberation"), the first made-in-China truck, rolled off the production line.
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