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.
中国军机与美国军机在南海发生碰撞，中国飞行员失踪，相关方面随后将其称为南海英雄。
Under the insistence and promotion of Jiang Zemin and others, China finally successfully joined the World Trade Organization.
Elaine Chao was appointed Secretary of Labor by President George W. Bush, becoming the first Asian American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
互联网泡沫破裂后，思科2001年营收不降反升至220亿美元，出现股价与基本面错配。
李嘉廷被查，李薇和徐福英进入专案组视野。李嘉廷此前曾在云南官场和烟草、石油商人之间推动资源交易。
杜世成任青岛市长期间，指示将八大关山海关路1号和湛山三路2号两栋文物别墅转让给李薇，并要求参考1993年老价格。
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.
思科市值突破5000亿美元，一度成为全球市值最高的公司。
After the Yuanhua case broke out in 2000, Lai Changxing fled to Canada and hid for many years.
2000年元旦后，千年虫风险未造成预期中的全球系统瘫痪；纳斯达克在横盘至财报季后启动第二波上涨。
纳斯达克指数在1999年末升至4041点，较此前水平上涨超过30%，随后进入横盘阶段。
纳斯达克指数站上3028点，随后进入著名的无阻力融涨阶段。
1999年10月，市场逐渐认为千年虫风险可能被夸大；美联储为防范Y2K系统性风险向金融系统注入预防性流动性。
中央派遣数百人队伍南下厦门，调查赖昌星远华集团的走私和腐败案件，涉及大量官员落马。
美国巡航导弹击中南联盟驻华大使馆，造成数人死亡。中国民众随后前往使馆抗议。
After taking office as Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji initiated the three-year relief program for state-owned enterprises. Through the policy of 'seizing the large and releasing the small' and downsizing for efficiency, he triggered a massive wave of layoffs among SOE workers.
邓小平于1997年2月19日逝世，江泽民全面掌握最高权力开启江泽民时代。
Following the death of Deng Xiaoping in 1997, Jiang Zemin broke free from the constraints of the supreme elder, assumed comprehensive control of party, government, and military power, and ushered in his era of governance.
在不记名投票中，习近平未能选上正式中央委员，仅以候补委员身份（倒数第一）入围，而李克强则高票当选中央委员。
On the night of March 31, 1996, Phoenix Television officially launched in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, unveiling its golden station logo. Its early shareholders included Today's Asia controlled by Liu Changle, Satellite Television under Rupert Murdoch, and Huaying International representing CCTV. Before the launch, Liu Changle reported the station's stance to Beijing, establishing Phoenix's special political affiliation and licensing mechanism.
Zhou Beifang, suspected of illegally mobilizing massive funds from Shougang to help Deng Zhifang pay off gambling debts, was sentenced by the court to death with a reprieve, while Deng Zhifang escaped legal prosecution and safely retreated behind the scenes.
随着北京市副市长王宝森自杀，陈希同引咎辞职，随后被撤职并以贪污罪和玩忽职守罪判处有期徒刑16年。
Deng Zhifang, the younger son of Deng Xiaoping, lost nearly 200 million RMB at the Casino Lisboa in Macau. The debt was subsequently covered using overseas public funds from Shougang by Zhou Beifang, which triggered Zhou's eventual arrest and sentencing.
On January 1, 1994, the official and market exchange rates of the Renminbi were merged, forming a unified exchange rate.
朱镕基推行分税制重新划分中央与地方财政，并出台宏观调控措施压制通货膨胀，实现经济软着陆。
At the time, Chinese Public Security Minister Tao Si Ju publicly said that as long as Hong Kong's triad organizations are patriotic and care about Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, they should be united.
日本政府通过公共养老金入市、限制卖空和指定信托银行买股实施PKO，1993年日经指数上涨2.9%，随后托市行动失败。
1993年中国一度供应朝鲜七成以上的燃料进口，但因自身缺粮和缺乏外汇削减援助，朝鲜粮食危机因此加剧。
在中共十四大上，杨尚昆被迫全退并将国家主席位置转给江泽民，杨白冰被解除军内职务，杨氏兄弟权力被清洗。
On the platform of Wuchang Railway Station, Deng Xiaoping hurled a stern warning at Hubei Provincial Party Secretary Guan Guangfu and others: "Development is the absolute principle, and whoever does not reform will step down."
Bypassing the CCP Central Committee and under the tight protection of the military, Deng Xiaoping quietly boarded a special train to leave Beijing and head south, initiating the southern tour often referred to as a military coup.
Deng Xiaoping delivered his southern tour speeches, emphasizing that development is of overriding importance, while reiterating the need to consistently uphold the Four Cardinal Principles and oppose bourgeois liberalization.
1992年，苏联经历约2500%的恶性通胀，居民多年储蓄被大幅稀释，就业和实际收入急剧下降，贫困率升至约70%。
In early 1992, Deng Xiaoping promoted and proposed the development of a socialist market economy, and the relevant line was confirmed during the 14th National Congress of the CCP.
日本房地产泡沫破裂后，1992年东京住宅地价下跌19%，商业地价下跌13%，此后日本地价持续多年低迷。
视频提到冷战在1991年结束，并称中共此后将美国视为主要敌人。
1991年苏联解体时，近两千万名苏共党员没有组织上街保护苏共政权。
1991年苏联解体后，对朝援助及补贴原油中断，朝鲜能源进口下降约四分之三，随后经济和民生恶化。
On October 7, 1989, East Germany still held a grand military parade, but due to crushing national debt and widespread public anger sparked by the leadership's support for the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, large-scale protests broke out. After Krenz took over as General Secretary, unable to turn the tide and blindly shaking hands with the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) further intensified conflicts, ultimately leading to reunification with West Germany less than a year later on October 3, 1990.
Two months after the June Fourth Incident, James Chao met Jiang Zemin in Zhongnanhai, one of the earliest publicly recorded meetings between the Chao family and China's top leader.
在邓小平的支持和提名下，江泽民在中共十三届四中全会上出任中央总书记，同年接任中央军委主席。
Chinese students and citizens gathered in Beijing Tiananmen Square to demand reforms, anti-corruption measures, and freedom, and were met with a military crackdown by troops and tanks.
Afterwards, Deng Xiaoping issued a victory proclamation, defining the June Fourth incident as a counter-revolutionary riot.
Li Peng called Deng Xiaoping, suggesting convening an expanded Politburo meeting to implement the dismissal decision. Deng Xiaoping requested to wait until the army entered Beijing to hold the meeting.
Deng Xiaoping convened a meeting at home and decided to remove Zhao Ziyang from the position of General Secretary. Zhao Ziyang and Hu Qili were not notified of this meeting.
在李鹏宣布北京戒严后，江泽民于5月20日凌晨通过明文传电报第一时间向中央表态坚定支持戒严。
On the eve of the June Fourth (Tiananmen) crackdown, Zhao Ziyang drafted a telegram requesting Wan Li to return to China and convene the NPC Standing Committee to veto the martial law decree. Wen Jiabao, director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee, suppressed the telegram and prevented it from being sent on the grounds that the procedures were not compliant.
Deng Xiaoping personally summoned the heads of the major military regions and branches, beginning the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of field troops to gather around Beijing.
Over 200,000 students and 1 million citizens took to the streets, holding the famous "April 27th Grand Parade" in support of the student movement.