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1950
 
  
Chinese troops move into Tibet, meeting little resistance     
1950
 
   
North Korean troops cross the 38th parallel to invade the southern half of the region      
1950
 
   
North Korean forces press far enough south to capture the South Korean capital of Seoul      
1950
 
   
UN troops are sent to defend South Korea, as the invasion from the north rolls on      
1950
 
   
UN troops push north across the 38th parallel in a major Korean counter-offensive      
1950
 
   
Incursions by UN troops far into North Korea give China the pretext to enter the war      
1951
 
  
An agreement is signed by which a joint Tibetan-Chinese authority will nominally govern Tibet     
1951
 
   
UN and Chinese forces reach a stalemate in Korea, facing each other from fixed positions on either side of the 38th Parallel      
1951
 
    
Japanese film director Kurosawa Akira makes an international reputation with Rashomon       
1951
 
   
The cult of Chairman Mao is officially encouraged in China, partly through steady publication of his works