Common Program sets transition-era economic frameworkSep 29, 1949Labels: Common Program, CPPCCCommon Program
National economic planning body created under central governmentNov 1, 1952Labels: State PlanningNDRC
First Five-Year Plan begins Soviet-style industrial planningJan 1, 1953Labels: First Five-YearBritannicaChina org
Election law enables nationwide state institutionsFeb 11, 1953Labels: Election Law, National PeopleChina org
1954 Constitution formalizes socialist state institutionsSep 20, 1954Labels: 1954 Constitution, National People1954 ConstCommon Program
Eighth Party Congress signals debates over planning prioritiesSep 15, 1956Labels: Eighth Party, Chinese Communist2nd Plan
Second Five-Year Plan targets announced but soon sidelinedJan 1, 1958Labels: Second Five-Year2nd PlanBritannica
Great Leap Forward launches mass-mobilization planning approachJan 1, 1958Labels: Great Leap, Mao ZedongGreat LeapBritannica
Third Five-Year Plan work begins amid defense concernsJan 1, 1964Labels: Third Five-YearChina org3rd Plan
Third Front construction approved for interior industrial build-upAug 12, 1964Labels: Third Front, interior industrializationThird Front3rd Plan
Third Five-Year Plan outline adopted by central governmentSep 1, 1965Labels: Third Five-Year, Central GovernmentChina org
Cultural Revolution disrupts administrative planning routinesMay 16, 1966Labels: Cultural Revolution1975 Const3rd Plan
Fourth Five-Year Plan drafted during post-1969 rebuildingSep 1, 1970Labels: Fourth Five-YearChina org4th Plan
1975 Constitution codifies Cultural Revolution-era state structureJan 17, 1975Labels: 1975 Constitution1975 Const4th NPC