In 1952, China's first steam locomotive was successfully developed.
In 1954, China's first batch of aircraft and aircraft engines were successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1955, China's first tractor was successfully manufactured.
In 1956, China's first automobile, the Jiefang truck, began mass production.
In 1956, China's first jet fighter, the J-5, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1956, China's first transport aircraft, the Y-5, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1957, China's first bridge across the Yangtze River, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, was completed.
In 1958, China's first helicopter, the Z-5, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1958, China's first small-scale vacuum tube general-purpose computer, the Model 103, was successfully developed.
In 1958, China's first military vacuum tube computer, the Model 331, was successfully developed.
In 1958, China's first transistor radio was successfully developed.
In 1958, China's first black-and-white television was successfully developed, and Beijing Television, the predecessor of CCTV, was established in the same year.
In 1958, China's first AC mainline electric locomotive was successfully developed.
In 1959, China's first large-scale electronic computer, the Model 104, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1959, China's first tank, the Type 59 tank, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1959, China's first independently designed aircraft, the JJ-1, was successfully developed.
In 1960, China's first sounding rocket was successfully developed.
In 1960, China's first short-range surface-to-surface missile was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1961, China's first 12,000-ton hydraulic press was successfully developed.
In 1966, China's first 2,200-horsepower diesel engine was successfully developed.
In 1966, China's first independently designed Hongqi sedan was successfully manufactured.
In 1966, China's first independently designed oceanographic research vessel was successfully manufactured.
In 1966, China's first solar radio telescope operating in the 3.2 mm band was successfully developed.
In 1966, China's first surface-to-air missile, the HQ-2, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1966, China's first bomber, the H-5, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1966, China's first independently designed 10,000-ton-class ocean-going freighter, the "Dongfeng," was successfully manufactured.
In 1966, China's first independently developed medium-range surface-to-surface missile was successfully launched.
In 1967, China's first new-type transistor large-scale general-purpose electronic computer was successfully developed.
In 1967, China's first radio telescope was successfully developed.
In 1967, China's first independently developed 100-ton mine railway dump car was successfully manufactured.
In 1967, China's first hydrogen bomb was successfully detonated.
In 1967, China's first automated stereoscopic camera was successfully developed.
In 1967, China began the construction of the national missile defense system, Project 640.
In 1968, the independently designed Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was completed and opened to traffic.
In 1968, China's first independently designed deep-well oil drilling rig was successfully manufactured.
In 1968, China's first reverse-engineered medium bomber, the H-6, was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, China's first reverse-engineered attack aircraft, the Q-5, was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, China conducted its first underground nuclear test.
In 1969, China's first independently designed tank, the Type 69 tank, was successfully developed.
In 1969, China's first electronic Chinese telegraph rapid receiver was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, the new antibiotic gentamicin was successfully developed.
In 1969, China's first independently designed 12.5 MW double water-cooled steam turbine generator was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, China's first 5,000-horsepower diesel locomotive was successfully developed.
In 1969, China's first independently designed 10,000-ton-class oil tanker was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, China's first independently designed 32-ton dump truck was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, China's first independently designed large-scale coal gasification slag furnace was successfully manufactured.
In 1969, China's first independently designed subway line was completed.
In 1970, China's first artificial Earth satellite was successfully launched.
In 1970, China's first independently designed "one-step" dyeing and printing machine was successfully manufactured.
In 1970, China's first independently designed large electron microscope with 400,000x magnification was successfully manufactured.
In 1971, China's first scientific experimental artificial Earth satellite was manufactured and successfully launched.
In 1971, China's first independently designed missile destroyer was successfully manufactured.
In 1971, China's first independently designed 20,000-ton-class freighter, the "Changfeng," was successfully manufactured.
In 1972, China's first independently designed disk drive with a capacity of 7.4 megabytes was successfully manufactured.
In 1972, China's first independently designed modular machine tool was successfully manufactured.
In 1972, China developed its first new-type chlorine bomb.
In 1972, China's first independently developed self-elevating offshore oil drilling platform, Bohai No. 1, was successfully manufactured.
In 1973, China's first million-instructions-per-second integrated circuit computer was successfully developed.
In 1973, China's first anti-ship missile, the YJ-1, was successfully reverse-engineered.
In 1974, China's first selenium electrostatic copier was successfully developed.
In 1974, China's first independently developed nuclear submarine was successfully manufactured.
In 1974, China's first DJS-130 small electronic computer was successfully developed.
In 1974, China's first independently designed 25,000-ton-class oil tanker was successfully manufactured.
In 1974, China's first independently designed 25,000-ton-class floating dock, the "Huangshan," was completed.
In 1974, China's first independently designed 500-ton-class crane ship was successfully manufactured.
In 1974, China's first independently designed 4,000-horsepower AC-DC electric transmission diesel locomotive was successfully manufactured.
In 1974, China's first independently developed retinal laser photocoagulator was successfully manufactured.
In 1974, China's first advanced desktop electronic computer was successfully manufactured.
In 1974, China's first 300 MW hydro-generator was successfully developed.
In 1974, China's first large vertical shaft drilling rig was successfully developed.
In 1975, China's first recoverable remote sensing satellite was successfully developed.
In 1975, China's first independently designed electrified railway, the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, was completed.
In 1975, China's first technology test satellite was successfully developed.
In 1976, China's first large-scale general-purpose integrated circuit computer was successfully manufactured.
In 1976, China's first independently designed submarine cable-laying ship, the "Youdian No. 1," was successfully manufactured.
In 1976, China's first reverse-engineered seaplane bomber, the SH-5, was successfully manufactured.
In 1976, China's first independently developed anti-ship missile, the Haiying-1, was successfully manufactured.
In 1976, China's first independently developed 300 MW double water-cooled steam turbine generator was successfully manufactured.
