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War and despotism have marred Asia's Century, but a prouder accom-plishment has ultimately defined
it: the birth of nationhood.


From the clutches
of colonialism sprang nearly 20 Asian countries, each with its own pivotal historicmoments, from the rise of home grown
icons to the
cleaving of


  Milestones of the Asian Century(1960-1979)
亚洲世纪里程碑 (1960-1979)

 

 



☆1964 Tokyo Olympics first held in Asia; Bullet train launched

1964年,奥运会第一次亚洲东京举行;同年,子弹头火车出现
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☆1965 Sukarno deposed as bloody purges across Indonesia claim half a million lives; Singapore splits from Federation of Malaysia

1965年,苏加诺在整个印度尼西亚施行血腥清洗,五十万人
死亡;新加坡从马来西亚联邦分裂出来
still-fraile   states......

 


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☆1967 China explodes its first atomic bomb

1967年,中国发射第一颗原子弹
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☆1972 U.S. President Richard Nixion visits China

1972年,美国总统尼克松访华

 


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☆1974Hello Kitty is born; Portuguese announce withdrawal from East Timor

1974年,卡通人物"Hello Kitty"诞生;同年,葡萄牙人宣布从东帝汶撤出
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☆1975 Cambodia's Khmer Rouge sets up Killing Fields regime; Saigon falls to North Vietnam army

1975年,柬埔寨红色高棉建立建立政权。北越部队占领西贡

 


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☆1976 Mao Zedong dies

1976年,毛泽东去世
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☆1979 Vietnam invades Cambodia; Soviet troops storm into Afghanistan

1979年,越南入侵柬埔寨;同年,苏联入侵阿富汗