It happened in Beijing. On 1st October, 1949, Mao Zedong named himself head of the state and officially proclaimed the existence of the People’s Republic of China.
The proclamation of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China was a historic moment. It was the climax of years of battle between Mao’s communist forces and the regime of Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek. For the first time in decades a Chinese government was met with peace; up until then, each government in the past had to go through a tough time of massive military oppositions within its territory. The new leadership had decades of war-torn years to learn from. As a result, it was strict and highly disciplined. The Soviet Union recognized the People’s Republic of China on 2nd October, 1949.
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