1999 in China
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Events in the year 1999 in China.
Incumbents
- Party General Secretary – Jiang Zemin
- President – Jiang Zemin
- Premier – Zhu Rongji
- Vice President – Hu Jintao
- Vice Premier – Li Lanqing
- Congress Chairman – Li Peng
- Conference Chairman – Li Ruihuan
Events
January
- January 4 – A pedestrian bridge in Qijiang, Chongqing collapsed and caused 40 people dead and 14 injured.[1]
February
- February 24 – China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509 crashed on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing 61 people.
March
April
- April 4 – Alibaba Group founded in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.[page needed]
- April 15 – Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316 crashed in Xinzhuang, Shanghai after takeoff from Hongqiao Airport due to pilot's confusion between two units of measurement (feet and metres).
May
- May 8 – U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade led to a series of anti-American protests in China.
June
July
- July 22 – The Ministry of Civil Affairs declared Falun Gong as an illegal organization.[2]
August
September
October
- October 1 – 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic Parade and Speech by paramount leader Jiang Zemin.[3]
November
- November 19 – Shenzhou 1 spacecraft launched.
December
- December 5 – Shenyang Haishi won Chongqing Longxin by 2-1 in Chinese Jia-A League 1999, later turned out to be a match-fixing controversy.
- December 19 and 20 – China assumed formal sovereignty over Macau from Portugal.
Births
- February 10 – Tiffany Espensen, actress
- June 2 – Wei Yi, chess prodigy
- September 9 – Uudam, singer
See also
References
- ^ "1999年1月4日 重庆綦江步行虹桥发生整体垮塌事故 40人死亡". People's Daily. 2003-08-01. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "中华人民共和国公安部通告（１９９９年７月２２日）". People's Daily. 2000-07-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ Miles, James (1 October 1999) "Analysis: Jiang's day of glory"BBC News
