Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 2024

By Dr Jaya JosieCommemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Pretoria on September 27, 2024, in his welcoming speech to distinguished guests, China’s Ambassador Wu Peng said that although China and South Africa are separated by oceans, the friendship between the two peoples dates back a long time and has grown stronger over the years. Seventy-five years ago, at 3pm, October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong, leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), proclaimed the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from the top of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing….