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Events in the year 1999 in China.

Incumbents

Events

January
  • January 4 – A pedestrian bridge in Qijiang, Chongqing collapsed and caused 40 people dead and 14 injured.[1]

February

March

April

May
  • May 8 – U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade led to a series of anti-American protests in China.

June

July
  • July 22 – The Ministry of Civil Affairs declared Falun Gong as an illegal organization.[2]

August

September

October
  • October 1 – 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic Parade and Speech by paramount leader Jiang Zemin.[3]

November

December
  • December 5 – Shenyang Haishi won Chongqing Longxin by 2-1 in Chinese Jia-A League 1999, later turned out to be a match-fixing controversy.
  • December 19 and 20 – China assumed formal sovereignty over Macau from Portugal.

Births
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gollark: ```python#!/usr/bin/env python3from flask import Flask, jsonifyfrom wsgiref.simple_server import make_serverimport subprocessimport randomfrom mpd import MPDClientimport threadingimport timempd_client = MPDClient()mpd_client.connect("localhost", 6600)print("connected, mpd is", mpd_client.mpd_version)app = Flask(__name__)@app.route("/")def index(): return "Hello, World!"@app.route("/fortune/")def fortune(): return subprocess.run(["fortune"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdoutcurrent_song = Nonedef mpd_loop(): print("mpd query loop started") while True: global current_song current_song = mpd_client.currentsong() current_song["status"] = mpd_client.status() time.sleep(0.2)threading.Thread(target=mpd_loop).start()@app.route("/current-song")def get_current_song(): return jsonify(current_song)with make_server('', 1337, app) as httpd: print("Serving HTTP...") httpd.serve_forever()```
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See also

References
  1. http://www.people.com.cn/GB/historic/0104/5563.html
  2. http://www.people.com.cn/GB/channel1/10/20000706/132280.html
  3. Miles, James (1 October 1999) "Analysis: Jiang's day of glory"BBC News
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