Chinese-American Relations By chinaforeignaffairs 1989 Tiananmen Square protest 1996 Taiwan Relations Act in the 90s 1999 U.S. Belgrade Bombing Oct 10, 2000 President Clinton Signs the China Trade Bill pictured is Bill Clinton and Zhu Rongji see each other to work out strained relations. (after the bill signed) 2001 Hainan Island Incident 2007 China's military spending skyrockets 2008 China Tops Japan in U.S. Debt Holdings