Events
Jan 30, 2005- Direct flights24 August 2008- Beijing wins Olympics2014 September-October - Protests against Beijing's plans to vet candidates for elections in 2017 grip Hong Kong.2003 March - April - China and Hong Kong are hit by the pneumonia-like Sars virus, thought to have originated in Guangdong province in November 2002. Strict quarantine measures are enforced to stop the disease from spreading.July 1, 1997 - The handover of Hong KongFebruary 19, 1997 - Deng Xiaoping dies, aged 92. Rioting erupts in Yining, Xinjiang and on the day of Deng's funeral Xinjiang separatists plant three bombs on buses in Urumqi, Xinjiang, killing nine and injuring 74.April 15, 1989 -June 4, 1989, Tiamen squareSeptember 25, 1980- 2016- China’s one-child policyDecember 1978- China open door policyFebruary 21 to February 28, 1972, President Nixon visits China
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