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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
Governors
Governor of Anhui Province
–
Wang Taihua
Governor of Fujian Province
–
He Guoqiang
then
Xi Jinping
Governor of Gansu Province
–
Song Zhaosu
Governor of Guangdong Province
–
Lu Ruihua
Governor of Guizhou Province
–
Qian Yunlu
Governor of Hainan Province
–
Wang Xiaofeng
Governor of Hebei Province
–
Yue Qifeng
Governor of Heilongjiang Province
–
Tian Fengshan
Governor of Henan Province
–
Li Keqiang
Governor of Hubei Province
–
Jiang Zhuping
Governor of Hunan Province
–
Chu Bo
Governor of Jiangsu Province
–
Ji Yunshi
Governor of Jiangxi Province
–
Shu Shengyou
Governor of Jilin Province
–
Hong Hu
Governor of Liaoning Province
–
Zhang Guoguang
Governor of Qinghai Province
–
Bai Enpei
then
Zhao Leji
Governor of Shaanxi Province
–
Cheng Andong
Governor of Shandong Province
–
Li Chunting
Governor of Shanxi Province
–
Sun Wensheng
then
Liu Zhenhua
Governor of Sichuan Province
–
Song Baorui
then
Zhang Zhongwei
Governor of Yunnan Province
–
Li Jiating
Governor of Zhejiang Province
–
Chai Songyue
Events
January
January 4 – A pedestrian bridge in
Qijiang
,
Chongqing
collapsed and caused 40 people to die and 14 to be injured.
[1]
February
February 24 –
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509
crashed on approach to
Wenzhou Airport
, killing 61 people.
April
April 4 –
Alibaba Group
founded in
Hangzhou
Key people:
Jack Ma
,
Joseph Tsai
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
.
Hu Jintao
delivered a national televised speech
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 the
Chinese Jia-A League
, which later led to a
match-fixing controversy
.
December 19 and 20 – China assumed formal
sovereignty
over
Macau
from
Portugal
.
Full date unknown
GRG Banking
is founded in Guangzhou.
[4]
Births
February 10 –
Tiffany Espensen
, actress
June 2 –
Wei Yi
, chess prodigy
September 9 –
Uudam
, singer
See also
List of Chinese films of 1999
References
^
"January 4, 1999: 40 people died in a total collapse of the walking rainbow bridge in Qijiang, Chongqing"
.
People's Daily
. 2003-08-01. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-03.
^
"Notice of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China (July 22, 1999)"
.
People's Daily
. 2000-07-06. Archived from
the original
on 2002-04-16.
^
Miles, James (1 October 1999)
"Analysis: Jiang's day of glory"
BBC News
^
"Dernières solutions agréées - Site officiel des Cartes Bancaires CB"
. Cartes-bancaires.com. Archived from
the original
on 2014-05-14
. Retrieved
2014-04-16
.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of events
←
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1999
in
China
→
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Decades:
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
See also:
Other events of 1999
History of China
•
Timeline
•
Years
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
Governors
Governor of Anhui Province
–
Wang Taihua
Governor of Fujian Province
–
He Guoqiang
then
Xi Jinping
Governor of Gansu Province
–
Song Zhaosu
Governor of Guangdong Province
–
Lu Ruihua
Governor of Guizhou Province
–
Qian Yunlu
Governor of Hainan Province
–
Wang Xiaofeng
Governor of Hebei Province
–
Yue Qifeng
Governor of Heilongjiang Province
–
Tian Fengshan
Governor of Henan Province
–
Li Keqiang
Governor of Hubei Province
–
Jiang Zhuping
Governor of Hunan Province
–
Chu Bo
Governor of Jiangsu Province
–
Ji Yunshi
Governor of Jiangxi Province
–
Shu Shengyou
Governor of Jilin Province
–
Hong Hu
Governor of Liaoning Province
–
Zhang Guoguang
Governor of Qinghai Province
–
Bai Enpei
then
Zhao Leji
Governor of Shaanxi Province
–
Cheng Andong
Governor of Shandong Province
–
Li Chunting
Governor of Shanxi Province
–
Sun Wensheng
then
Liu Zhenhua
Governor of Sichuan Province
–
Song Baorui
then
Zhang Zhongwei
Governor of Yunnan Province
–
Li Jiating
Governor of Zhejiang Province
–
Chai Songyue
Events
January
January 4 – A pedestrian bridge in
Qijiang
,
Chongqing
collapsed and caused 40 people to die and 14 to be injured.
[1]
February
February 24 –
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509
crashed on approach to
Wenzhou Airport
, killing 61 people.
April
April 4 –
Alibaba Group
founded in
Hangzhou
Key people:
Jack Ma
,
Joseph Tsai
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
.
Hu Jintao
delivered a national televised speech
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 the
Chinese Jia-A League
, which later led to a
match-fixing controversy
.
December 19 and 20 – China assumed formal
sovereignty
over
Macau
from
Portugal
.
Full date unknown
GRG Banking
is founded in Guangzhou.
[4]
Births
February 10 –
Tiffany Espensen
, actress
June 2 –
Wei Yi
, chess prodigy
September 9 –
Uudam
, singer
See also
List of Chinese films of 1999
References
^
"January 4, 1999: 40 people died in a total collapse of the walking rainbow bridge in Qijiang, Chongqing"
.
People's Daily
. 2003-08-01. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-03.
^
"Notice of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China (July 22, 1999)"
.
People's Daily
. 2000-07-06. Archived from
the original
on 2002-04-16.
^
Miles, James (1 October 1999)
"Analysis: Jiang's day of glory"
BBC News
^
"Dernières solutions agréées - Site officiel des Cartes Bancaires CB"
. Cartes-bancaires.com. Archived from
the original
on 2014-05-14
. Retrieved
2014-04-16
.
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