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
- 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.
April
- 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.
July
- July 22 - The Ministry of Civil Affairs declared Falun Gong as an illegal organization.[2]
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 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
References
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