Asia Pacific, 01 Oct 1949: People's Republic of China
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 01 Oct 1949 (End of the Old Order: People's Republic of China), showing the following events: Amethyst Incident; Fall of Nanjing; Creation of State of Vietnam; French Associated State of Laos; People’s Republic of China.

S o v i e t U n i o n

People's Republic

of China

I n d o n e s i a(Neth.)

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Philippines(US infl.)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Australia(UK dom.)

Solomon Is.(UK)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Nationalist

China

Papua &
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

Vietnam(Fr. ass.)

E.T.R.(Sov. sat.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Taiwan(Nat. Ch.)

Kuril Islands(Sov. adm.)

Ryukyu Is.(US adm.)

Rep. of
Indonesia

N.Korea(Sov. sat.)

Camb.(under I.C.)

Brunei(UK prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

B.C.O.Z.(CON pres.)

Nauru(Aus. T.T.)

W. Samoa(NZ T.T.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(UK)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Tokelau(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(UK)

Marshall

Islands(US)

Mariana

Islands(US)

M i c r o n e s i a(US T.T.)

Paracel Is.(Fr. ctrl)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(US occ.)

Volcano Is.(US occ.)

International
Date Line

20 Apr–30 Jul 1949HMS Amethyst trapped on
Yangtze by Communist advance

24 Apr 1949Chinese Communists
take Nanjing

Jun 1949French make Vietnam
associated state

Jul 1949French make Laos
associated state

1 Oct 1949Communists proclaim
People’s Republic of China

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