Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
2002.03
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Daqing
In March 2002, tens of thousands of laid-off and still-employed workers at the Daqing Oilfield took to the streets over unfair compensation for buyouts of their years of service and cuts to their medical and pension benefits. The demonstrations lasted nearly three weeks, with the crowd at one point reaching 40,000 to 50,000 people, setting a record for the scale of collective worker protests since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
2002.03
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Liaoyang
In 2002, workers at the Liaoyang Ferroalloy Plant launched weeks of protests over long-term unpaid wages and losing everything after being laid off; worker representatives were subsequently arrested and sentenced on charges of illegal assembly, inciting subversion of state power, and others, on Zhu Rongji's signal.
2002
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Qingdao, Shandong
Du Shicheng instructed that the land transfer of the two cultural heritage villas be changed to administrative allocation; Li Wei ultimately obtained the properties for 7.5 million yuan and obtained the property certificates.
2002
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Qingdao, Shandong
In 2002, Du Shicheng supported converting a green space at Taiping Jiao in the Badaguan protected area into a real estate project, and criticized the opposition voiced by the Qingdao Municipal People's Congress.
2002
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
Fumao Group has begun ordering the construction of a large number of big bulk carriers at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard, and the Zhao family's cooperation with China's state-owned shipbuilding system has entered a new stage.
2002
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Wuhan, Hubei
In 2002, due to long-term pressure, endocrine disorders and an allergy to treatment hormones, along with dissatisfaction over the team's unauthorized adjustment of the mixed-doubles partner without discussion, 20-year-old Li Na left a retirement application, departed the national team and returned to Wuhan.
2002
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Ms. Ma Yongtian won a lawsuit regarding her factory being robbed in 2002 and obtained a court judgment.
2002
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·台灣
Former Vice President Chen Chien-jen received the Tu Tsung-ming Prize in 2002 for a medical lecture on blackfoot disease, making him one of the politicians to win the award.
2001.12.11
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 3
·China
Under the insistence and promotion of Jiang Zemin and others, China finally successfully joined the World Trade Organization.
2001.12.11
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 3
·China
On December 11, 2001, China officially became a member of the World Trade Organization after an agreement was reached at the ministerial conference in Doha.
2001.12.06
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Beijing
The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled at first instance that China International Television Corporation had committed infringement, and ordered it to stop distribution, issue a public apology, and pay Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao more than 330,000 yuan in compensation.
2001.10.26
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·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Jinzhong, Shanxi
On the night of October 26, 2001, Hu Wenhai, a villager of Dayukou Village in Jinzhong, Shanxi, shot and killed 14 people in a row after having reported village officials to the authorities for a long time without result; he was executed by shooting on January 25, 2002.
2001.10.19
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Shanghai
In October 2001, Jiang Zemin met with George W. Bush in Shanghai, and the United States adjusted its positioning of China from a "strategic competitor" to a "constructive cooperative relationship."
2001.10
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
In October 2001, Huang Qifan was transferred from deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai municipal government to vice mayor of Chongqing, and in May 2002 he joined the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, serving in Chongqing for more than 15 years.
2001.09.12
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
On September 11, 2001, Jiang Zemin was the first to telephone US President Bush to express his condolences, becoming one of the first leaders of major powers to make a statement.
2001.09.11
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 4
·宾夕法尼亚州, 华盛顿特区, New York, United States
19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners as weapons for suicide attacks on September 11, 2001, causing nearly 3,000 deaths, including the attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93.
2001.09.11
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 6
·New York, United States
The United States suffered the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York collapsed, causing a large number of American and civilians and rescue workers from many countries around the world to die.
2001.09.11
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 2
·Washington, United States
In the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, relevant personnel supported evidence collection efforts and played bagpipes during breaks to mourn and commemorate, demonstrating the resilience of a free land and a brave homeland.
2001.09.11
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·New York, United States
On September 11, 2001, Chen Xueli, then a New York City Police Department officer, rushed back to the precinct to change into his uniform and rushed to the scene with colleagues after learning that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. At the time, he was in the gym of the American Express building across the street; the impact of the World Trade Center buildings collapsing shattered the glass windows, and he survived thanks to the treadmill's shield. As a former Marine, he and his colleagues assisted in evacuating the crowds in the chaos, helping more people leave safely.
2001.09.11
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the outbreak of rescue operations after physical conflicts, multiple police officers and firefighters died during the rescue. Welles Remy Crowther, a Wall Street trader and volunteer firefighter, tragically lost his life while saving people, and his red bandana became an iconic item. The fires at the ruins of the New York World Trade Center burned continuously for three months, and rescue and cleanup operations lasted for nine months. Hundreds of public servants from the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority Police Department, the Court, and the Fire Department sacrificed their lives.
2001.09.11
·Hearsay
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
According to Shanghai professor Bao Pengshan, on the night of the September 11 attacks in 2001, students at several universities in Shanghai lit candles on the lawns, singing and dancing to celebrate the terrorist attacks, and many of them were at the time applying for scholarships to study in the United States.
2001.08.07
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·United States
Cisco's revenue for fiscal year 2001 (ending July 28) was $22.29 billion, up 18% year over year, announced on August 7, 2001; by that time the dot-com bubble had already burst and the stock price had plunged.
2001.07.24
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·New York
On July 24, 2001, Silverstein Properties, owned by the famous American real estate developer Larry Silverstein, officially signed a 99-year lease agreement for the World Trade Center with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, acquiring the operating rights of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and the affiliated building complex for $3.2 billion. This was the largest privatization transaction since the landmark's completion. However, only seven weeks after the signing, the World Trade Center suffered devastating impacts and collapsed in the 911 terrorist attacks.
2001.07
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Moscow, Russia
Yang Lan delivered a cultural-themed presentation in Moscow on behalf of Beijing's Olympic bid. That same September, she sold her stake in Sunshine Culture to Sina, after which Wu Zheng became co-chairman of Sina.
2001.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
In July 2001, three former Huawei employees who had left the company to start their own business were detained by police 2,000 kilometers away, and were subsequently sentenced to two to three years in prison each.
2001.04.01
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·South China Sea, China
A Chinese military aircraft collided with a U.S. military aircraft over the South China Sea, leaving a Chinese pilot missing, after which relevant parties referred to him as a South China Sea hero.
2001.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Cuba
After a US reconnaissance plane collided with a Chinese interceptor near Hainan in April 2001, Jiang Zemin used the incident to strike a new espionage agreement during his visit to Cuba, after which shipments of Chinese weapons and equipment to Cuba increased sharply.
2001.04.01
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·China
In April 2001, the China-US EP-3 incident occurred, further highlighting the vulnerability of the People's Liberation Army and prompting China to accelerate its investment in aerospace, cyberspace, and anti-access capabilities.
2001.01
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Washington
Elaine Chao was appointed Secretary of Labor by President George W. Bush, becoming the first Asian American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
2001
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Yunnan
Li Jiating was investigated in 2001, and Li Wei and Xu Fuying came to the attention of the special task force. After assisting with the investigation, Li Wei took refuge in Beijing.
2001
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Qingdao, Shandong
In 2001, Du Shicheng, who had just become mayor of Qingdao, instructed Jiang Junshan, secretary-general of the municipal government, to coordinate the transfer of two heritage villas to Li Wei, with a reference price set at the old 1993 rate.
2001
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Cuba
U.S. intelligence agencies were already aware of China's espionage and military activities in Cuba as early as 2001. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Castro regime lost its backer, and Beijing seized the opportunity to turn Cuba into an anti-U.S. frontline base, upgrading its equipment through secret agreements.
2001
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, when Washington made a bipartisan bet that trade would make China a closer friend and set it on the path to freedom.
2001
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
Duan Weihong began befriending Sun Zhengcai, then-Party Secretary of Beijing's Shunyi District, in 2001, laying the foundation for her future political connections.
2001
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Ms. Ma Yongtian said that her factory was robbed in 2001, and then she began petitioning for rights.
2001
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
Fang Xinghai served as Assistant General Manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange starting in 2001.
2001
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
Chen Peisi's Dadao Culture Company launched its first stage play, "Tuo'er," which achieved great success on its nationwide tour, with cumulative box office earnings of about 40 million yuan, marking its successful move into the stage play market.
2001
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
At the 2001 annual meeting of CCTV's "Tell It Like It Is" program team, a satirical comedy short, "Division of the Family in October," was produced, in which colleagues openly mocked Bai Yansong's rationalizing, brow-furrowing, preachy style by remixing Soviet films and their character names.
2001
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 4
·China
In 2001, Hu Wenhai of Shanxi, after being oppressed by village official thugs for a long time, killed multiple people with weapons. The case shocked the whole country at the time, and a large number of related videos circulated online.
2001
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing, China
According to data cited in the video, from 2001 to 2018, the CPPCC invited 550 overseas Chinese from 79 countries to attend meetings in Beijing as non-voting delegates.
2000.09.28
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Sydney, Australia
In the women's 20km race walk final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Chinese athlete Wang Liping won the gold medal with a time of 1 hour 29 minutes 05 seconds, in the lonely situation where her coaching staff had left and no one cheered her on.
2000.09.19
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 2
·Washington
The U.S. Senate voted on granting China permanent normal trade relations status, with McConnell casting a "yes" vote, paving the way for China's accession to the WTO.
2000.05.21
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·法国戛纳
On May 21, 2000, the film 'Devils on the Doorstep', directed by Jiang Wen, participated in the Cannes Film Festival without domestic approval and won the Grand Prix. Upon returning to China, Jiang Wen was banned from directing for five years.
2000.03
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·United States
In late March 2000, Cisco's market capitalization exceeded $500 billion, briefly surpassing Microsoft to become the world's most valuable company; the bubble then burst, and its market cap shrank by about $431 billion.
2000.01
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·United States
On New Year's Day 2000, the Y2K bug did not trigger the predicted global system meltdown; after that, the Nasdaq continued to surge, peaking at 5048.62 points on March 10.
2000
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
In an exclusive interview with 'Chinese Children' (Zhonghua Ernü), Xi Jinping stated that despite the difficulty of joining the Party, he wrote eight applications for the Youth League and ten for the Party, believing that joining the League and the Party was more important than getting into Tsinghua.
2000
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
Cisco's revenue at the peak of the internet bubble in 2000 stood at $19 billion.
2000
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Heilongjiang
At the fifth national census in 2000, the total fertility rates of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang had all fallen below 1.0, 23 to 25 years ahead of the national average.
2000
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hong Kong, China
Wu Zheng and Yang Lan took control of a Hong Kong-listed company and transformed it into Sunshine Culture, with Yang Lan serving as chairman. At the same time, she founded Sunshine TV, which was later granted access to some of China's cable networks.
2000
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·浙江省嘉兴市桐乡市
During his time in Zhejiang, the Wuzhen project was launched, some Wuzhen residents were relocated, and the project renovated the ancient town's buildings and developed tourism.