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china cpnduckts its third national population census after failing 2 previous time. it was a success and confirmed china's 1 billion population
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In December, the Fifth National People’s Congress adopts a new constitution for China.
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stock exchanges of Shanghai and Shenzhen are opened
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china is given state-of-the-art missile technology from american companies Hughes and Loral
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United Kingdom is given back to Chinese rule and is named a Special Administrative Zone
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The third largest river breaks its banks causing a destructive flooding in china. 3,656 people die
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Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, is completed
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Jerome Goes to disney for the first time.
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A car drives into a crowd and catches fire in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. 5 die and it's suspected to be an attack from Uighur separatists
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China joins the World Trade Organisation and eventually wins the auction to host the 2008 summer olympics
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