1999 in China
Nowadays, 1999 in China is a topic that has gained great relevance in society. Over time, it has aroused the interest of a large number of people due to its impact on various areas of daily life. Since its emergence, 1999 in China has generated debate, reflection and even controversy, which has led to greater attention being paid to it today. Given the relevance it has acquired, it is important to delve deeper into the analysis of 1999 in China, understand its implications and look for possible solutions. In this article, we will explore this topic in detail to better understand its scope and the various perspectives that exist around it.
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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
- September 29 – Gu Haiyan, wheelchair fencer[5]
Deaths
- January 18 — Yuyan, calligrapher (b. 1918)
- February 3 — Yu Qiuli, army officer and politician (b. 1914)
- February 11 — Xiao Qian, essayist, editor, journalist and translator (b. 1910)
- February 28 — Bing Xin, writer (b. 1900)
- March 2 — Wang Heshou, Second Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (b. 1909)
- March 3 — Ling Zifeng, film director (b. 1917)
- March 21 — Willy Kan, Hong Kong apprentice jockey (b. 1978)
- April 15 — Roy Chiao, Hong Kong actor (b. 1927)
- April 18 — Ye Fei, Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician (b. 1914)
- April 21 — Su Xuelin, writer and scholar (b. 1897)
- April 27 — He Luting, composer (b. 1903)
- April 29 — Yao Xueyin, novelist (b. 1910)
- May 7 — Chen Yanyan, actress and film producer (b. 1916)
- May 8
- The three reporters who died during the United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
- Zhu Ying (b. 1971)
- June 10 — Chen Xilian, military officer and politician (b. 1915)
- August 15 — Liu Liankun, major general (b. 1933)
- August 16 — Regina Kent, Hong Kong actress (b. 1967)
- August 27 — Bai Guang, actress and singer (b. 1921)
- September 25 — Ding Sheng, general and politician (b. 1913)
- October 1 — Kuei Chih-Hung, filmmaker (b. 1937)
- October 19 — Zeng Liansong, designer of the national flag of the People's Republic of China (b. 1917)
- October 27 — Xie Fei, 12th Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1932)
- November 9 — Huang Huoqing, politician (b. 1901)
- December 24 — Jiang Hua, 5th President of the Supreme People's Court of China (b. 1907)
See also
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.
- ^ "GU Haiyan". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 4 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
