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2000 in China

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2000
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China
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See also:Other events of 2000
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The following lists events that happened during 2000 in China.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Events

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January

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  • 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.[1]

October

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  • October 28 — Jiang Zemin berated Hong Kong journalist Sharon Cheung.

December

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Births

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  • March 12 — Sabrina Man, born in Hong Kong, is a Chinese-Filipina-Canadian actress, television host and commercial model.
  • July 25 — Zhang Hao, singer.
  • November 4 - Sun Yingsha, table tennis player.[2]

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Viebig, Jan; Poddig, Thorsten; Varmaz, Armin (30 April 2008). Equity Valuation: Models from Leading Investment Banks. John Wiley & Sons. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-470-75880-9.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis: SUN Yingsha". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.