AN Illustrated History of the Communist Party of China-china.org.cn

A translation of Manifesto of the Communist Party was published in Shanghai.

Eighth Route Army soldiers celebrating victory on the Great Wall.

Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to talk with the Kuomintang government.

Private handicraftsmen turned to the socialist path by way of cooperatives.

Workers of the Daqing Oilfield at work.

A village-level organization signing a contract with peasants.

On February 21, 1972, US President Nixon, upon and invitation, arrived to visit China. On February 28, the two governments issued a “Joint Communiqué” in Shanghai, in which the United States acknowledged that there is only one China and that Taiwan is part of China. Mao Zedong is shown here meeting with Nixon on February 21 in Beijing.