The following lists events that happened during 2000 in China
Incumbents
Governors
Events
January
January 14 — 2000 Yunnan earthquake : An earthquake measuring 5.9 in magnitude occurred in the Yunnan province in southwest China , killing 7 people and injuring at least 2,528 more. Almost 41,000 homes were levelled by the earthquake.
January — Baidu , an internet search engine, was founded.[ 1]
October
October 28 — Jiang Zemin berated Hong Kong journalist Sharon Cheung .
December
Births
March 12 — Sabrina Man , born in Hong Kong, is a Chinese-Filipina-Canadian actress, television host and commercial model.
July 25 — Zhang Hao , singer.
November 4 - Sun Yingsha , table tennis player.[ 2]
Deaths
January 5 — Xie Bingying , soldier and writer (b. 1906 )
January 8 — Ray Huang , historian and philosopher (b. 1918 )
January 21 — Ho Ying-chie , Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911 )
January 22 — Dai Suli , politician (b. 1919 )
February 2 — Li Zhun , novelist (b. 1928 )
February 10 — Ji Pengfei , 3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs of China (b. 1910 )
February 16
March 4
March 18 — Pei Lisheng , 2nd and 4th Governor of Shanxi (b. 1906 )
March 19 — Li Huanzhi , classical composer (b. 1919 )
March 21 — Bai Shouyi , ethnologist, historian, social activist and writer (b. 1909 )
April 10 — Angela Yu Chien , Hong Kong actress (b. 1942 )
April 16 — Ann Mui , Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1959 )
April 29 — Chen Fangyun , electrical engineer (b. 1916 )
May 9 — Zheng Weishan , lieutenant general and politician (b. 1915 )
May 21 — Zhao Puchu , religious and public leader (b. 1907 )
June 3 — Ann Tse-kai , Hong Kong industrialist, legislator and sinologist (b. 1912 )
June 12 — Yun Bulong , 7th Chairman of the Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (b. 1937 )
June 16 — Jiang Weiqing , 4th Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1910 )
June 23 — Geng Biao , 5th Minister of National Defense of China (b. 1909 )
July 17 — Zhao Lirong , singer and film actress (b. 1928 )
July 23 — Kao Pao-shu , actress, producer, writer and film director (b. 1932 )
August 28 — Liao Zhigao , politician (b. 1913 )
September 14 — Cheng Kejie , 8th Chairman of the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (b. 1933 )
September 18 — Chen Yuefang , basketball player (b. 1963 )
October 16 — Lu Xiaopeng , aircraft designer (b. 1920 )
November 5 — Hu Sheng , Marxist theorist and historian (b. 1918 )
November 11 — Wei Qiming , Chinese actor (b. 1926 )
November 27 — Lin Yaohua , sociologist and anthropologist (b. 1910 )
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