The following lists events that happened during 2000 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 then Xu Zhonglin Governor of Fujian Province — 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 then Song Fatang 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 — Zhao Leji Governor of Shaanxi Province — Cheng Andong Governor of Shandong Province — Li Chunting Governor of Shanxi Province — Liu Zhenhua Governor of Sichuan Province — Zhang Zhongwei Governor of Yunnan Province — Li Jiating (until June), Xu Rongkai (starting June) Governor of Zhejiang Province — Chai Songyue
Events
January
January 14 — 2000 Yunnan earthquake: An earthquake measuring 5.9 in magnitude occurred in the Yunnan province in southwest China, killing 7 people and injuring at least 2,528 more. Almost 41,000 homes were levelled by the earthquake. January — Baidu, an internet search engine, was founded.
October October 28 — Jiang Zemin berated Hong Kong journalist Sharon Cheung.
December December 25 — 2000 Luoyang Christmas fire: A shopping center fire at Luoyang, Henan, China kills 309.
Births March 12 — Sabrina Man, Chinese-Filipina-Canadian actress, television host and commercial model. June 16 — Yifei Ye, racing driver July 25 — Zhang Hao, singer. November 4 - Sun Yingsha, table tennis player.
Deaths January 5 — Xie Bingying, soldier and writer (b. 1906) January 8 — Ray Huang, historian and philosopher (b. 1918) January 21 — Ho Ying-chie, Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911) January 22 — Dai Suli, politician (b. 1919) February 2 — Li Zhun, novelist (b. 1928) February 10 — Ji Pengfei, 3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs of China (b. 1910) February 16 Wang Zigan, Shanghai-style paper-cutter (b. 1920) Fung Fung, Hong Kong actor (b. 1916) March 4 Wu Ta-You, physicist (b. 1907) Xie Xide, physicist (b. 1921) March 18 — Pei Lisheng, 2nd and 4th Governor of Shanxi (b. 1906) March 19 — Li Huanzhi, classical composer (b. 1919) March 21 — Bai Shouyi, ethnologist, historian, social activist and writer (b. 1909) April 10 — Angela Yu Chien, Hong Kong actress (b. 1942) April 16 — Ann Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1959) April 29 — Chen Fangyun, electrical engineer (b. 1916) May 9 — Zheng Weishan, lieutenant general and politician (b. 1915) May 21 — Zhao Puchu, religious and public leader (b. 1907) June 3 — Ann Tse-kai, Hong Kong industrialist, legislator and sinologist (b. 1912) June 12 — Yun Bulong, 7th Chairman of the Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (b. 1937) June 16 — Jiang Weiqing, 4th Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1910) June 23 — Geng Biao, 5th Minister of National Defense of China (b. 1909) July 17 — Zhao Lirong, singer and film actress (b. 1928) July 23 — Kao Pao-shu, actress, producer, writer and film director (b. 1932) August 28 — Liao Zhigao, politician (b. 1913) September 14 — Cheng Kejie, 8th Chairman of the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (b. 1933) September 18 — Chen Yuefang, basketball player (b. 1963) October 16 — Lu Xiaopeng, aircraft designer (b. 1920) November 4 — Pok Shau-fu, journalist and politician (b. 1909) November 5 — Hu Sheng, Marxist theorist and historian (b. 1918) November 11 — Wei Qiming, actor (b. 1926) November 27 — Lin Yaohua, sociologist and anthropologist (b. 1910)
See also 2000 in Chinese film Hong Kong League Cup 2000–01
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