Confucian Revival and State Promotion in the People's Republic of China (1978–present)

1. Reform era begins after Third Plenum

   Dec 18, 1978Labels: Third Plenum, Chinese Communist

   • China org cn
   • 3rd Plenum

2. Teachers’ Day established in the PRC

   Jan 21, 1985Labels: Teachers' Day, Confucius

   • MOE

3. Patriotic Education Outline strengthens tradition in curricula

   Jan 1, 1994Labels: Patriotic Education, Chinese schools

   • Paperzz
   • vdoc pub

4. International Confucian Association founded in Beijing

   Oct 1, 1994Labels: International Confucian, Beijing

   • ICA

5. First Confucius Institute begins formal operation

   Jun 1, 2004Labels: Confucius Institute, Seoul

   • CI History
   • Confucius Inst

6. Religious Affairs Regulations take effect

   Mar 1, 2005Labels: Religious Affairs, PRC government

   • CJIL PDF
   • HRW

7. State issues rules on Tibetan Buddhist reincarnations

   Sep 1, 2007Labels: Order No, State Administration

   • Order No 5

8. Confucius statue installed near Tiananmen Square

   Jan 12, 2011Labels: Confucius statue, National Museum

   • AsiaNews
   • Chinascope

9. Confucius statue quietly removed from public view

   Apr 23, 2011Labels: Confucius statue, National Museum

   • UPI

10. “Core Socialist Values” promoted after 18th Party Congress

    Nov 1, 2012Labels: Core Socialist, 18th Party

    • Core Values
    • Wilson Center

11. Xi Jinping links Confucius to national governance

    Sep 24, 2014Labels: Xi Jinping, Confucius

    • ChinaUSFocus
    • Xinhua ECNS

12. Revised Religious Affairs Regulations take effect

    Feb 1, 2018Labels: Revised Religious, PRC law

    • SARA
    • ChinaSource

13. Confucius Institute governance restructured under new entities

    Jul 5, 2020Labels: Confucius Institute, Ministry of

    • CLC Zh
    • Confucius Inst