1985

Disarmament

From mid- 1985 to the end of 1987, under the leadership by Deng Xiaoping, then chairman of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army cut one million soldiers. All types of institutions devoted to national defense were merged or closed as 40 percent of personnel were discharged. The former 11 military regions were reorganized into seven.

Superman Visits

In 1985, the Hollywood movie

Superman was screened in Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province. Many posters for the movie were hung in front of local cinemas. Since then, more and more Hollywood movies have entered China and become a major channel for the Chinese to interact culturally with the world.