FOREIGN OFFICE FILES FOR CHINA, 1949-1976

Section I: 1949-1956
Section II: 1957-1966
Section III: 1967-1976

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Published in three sections covering the periods 1949-1956; 1957-1966; and 1967-1976; this project addresses a crucial period in Chinese history, from the foundation of the People’s Republic, in 1949, to the death of Zhou Enlai and Mao, the arrest of the Gang of Four and the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976.

We make available the complete British Foreign Office Files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in this period. These files are particularly important because Britain was one of the first countries to recognise Communist China.

The quality and depth of the Foreign Office’s reporting on politics, industry, trade and cultural affairs is formidable.

• Eye-witness accounts and detailed reports on life in China, 1949-1976.
• In depth analysis of the Communist Revolution and all the major figures.
• Material on the Korean War, the Cold War, US relations and the Cultural Revolution.

Section I: 1949-1956

Section II: 1957-1966

Section III: 1967-1976