People's Republic of China
Table:
People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国 (Chinese)
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (Pinyin)

• First imperial unification

221 BCE

• Republic established

1 January 1912

• People's Republic declared

21 September 1949

• Proclamation of the People's Republic

1 October 1949

• Current constitution

4 December 1982

• Last polity admitted

20 December 1999

Looking at the table, state whether the hypothesis is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Give your final answer in JSON format {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Sentence: The Proclamation of the People's Republic preceded the People's Republic declaration.

answer: refuted