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| 1962, Oct. 21–Nov. 22 |
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| A border war with India was fought (See 1962, Oct. 20). | 1 |
| During the relaxation following recognition of the Great Leap's failures, the spirit of the Hundred Flowers Campaign briefly returned to intellectual life. | 2 |
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| 1963, Feb. 27 |
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| The Chinese Communist Party harshly criticized the Soviet Union for supplying India with planes and for having stopped economic and military aid to China in 1960. Differences between the two Communist giants led to constant acrimonious dispute and divided the entire Communist world. | 3 |
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| May |
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| The Socialist Education Campaign began, aimed at reviving vigorous interest in socialist ideology. | 4 |
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| Dec.–Jan. 1964 |
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| For seven weeks, Zhou Enlai toured ten African nations, returning to Beijing on Feb. 5. | 5 |
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