52 Years of the Existence of the Polish–Chinese Friendship Association
- Institution: Independent Researcher (Poland)
- Year of publication: 2011
- Source: Show
- Pages: 349-362
- DOI Address: http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/ppsy2011025
- PDF: ppsy/40/ppsy2011025.pdf
The victory of Chinese communists over the Kuomintang, backed by the United States, in the Chinese Civil War, which resulted in the foundation of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949, was the most signifi cant international event a er the Second World War. It reverberated not only through the whole world, but also around Poland. The People’s Republic of Poland broke diplomatic relations with the Kuomintang government of the Republic of China in August 1949. It was the seventh country of the world to recognize the People’s Republic of China on October 5, 1949, and, two days later, Poland and China reestablished diplomatic relations. It is worth mentioning that this fact was generally well received by the Polish society of the 1950s.