Chinese mountaineers scale the summit of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, via the north ridge on May 25, 1960. Xinhua |
-- Chinese mountaineers scale the summit of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, via the north ridge on May 25.
-- The first China-made 10,000-ton ocean liner sets sail in Shanghai.
-- The USSR withdraws all experts in China and refuses to offer further assistance as the two countries split after ideological debates.