2000 in China

← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in China → 2001 2002 2003
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
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See also:	Other events of 2000 List of years in China Timeline of Chinese history 2000 in the Republic of China

The following lists events that happened during 2000 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 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.

December

• December 25 – 2000 Luoyang Christmas fire: A shopping center fire at Luoyang, Henan, China kills 309.

Births

• March 12 -
  • Jin Feng, actress
  • Sabrina Man, actress
• December 26 - Kong Ying, singer

Deaths

• January 8 – Ray Huang, a Chinese historian and philosopher (born 1918)
• May 22 – Zhao Puchu, Chinese Buddhist leader and social activists (born 1907)
• June 23 – Geng Biao, Chinese revolutionary, military strategist and diplomat (born 1909)

See also

• 2000 in Chinese film
• Hong Kong League Cup 2000–01

References

Years in the People's Republic of China (1949–present) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1949