On October 1, 1949, as Chiang Kai-chek's defeated Kuomintang (KMT) troops fled for Taiwan, Mao Zedong declared that "China has stood up."
El 1 de octubre de 1949, mientras las tropas derrotadas del Kuomintang (KMT) de Chiang-Kai-chek huían hacia Taiwan, Mao Zedong declaró que "China se ha levantado".