Milestones

Milestones: 1962

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-30 05:12

-- The first 10,000-ton hydraulic press machine is made, making China one of the few countries to build such machinery at that time.

-- Recognizing the failure of the Great Leap Forward, the government begins a series of policy adjustments to enable economic recovery after three years of natural disasters.

-- China and India fight a brief border war in October and November.