摘要
SINCE IT was founded on October 1,1949,the People's Republic of China has undergone a circui-tous process of probing,setbacks and development that has brought it to its present point in history.Forty-five years ago,after a three-year war of liberation,the Chinese people,under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party,overthrew the oppressive rule of the Kuomintang.The victory,a welcome end to internecine war,also marked the end of colonialism,imperialism and feudal rule in China,and its people finally became masters of their own state.The country embarked on a new era.
