1996 in China
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The following lists events from 1996 in China.
Incumbents
January
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 1996 was held on January 27.[1]
February
- Intelsat 708 was destroyed on February 14 (day in China at the time).[2]
- On February 14, Long March 3B launched its first flight.[3]
- On February 3, 1996 Lijiang earthquake hit Lijiang City and left at least 322 killed, 3,925 serious injuries, and 13,000 injuries.[4]
March
- The Republic of China presidential election took place on March 23. Lee Teng-hui was elected president and Lien Chan was elected vice president.[5][6]
- The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis ended on March 23.[7]
August
- China competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. The closing ceremony of the Olympics was on August 4. In total there were 294 athletes who competed for China.[8]
September
- The first round of the 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix took place in Shanghai from September 27 to 29.[9]
October
- Chinese Jia-A League 1996 ended in late October. Dalian Wanda won the championship.[10]
Births
- January 7 – Fu Yuanhui, swimmer
- August 27 – Wang Jianan, long jumper
See also
- List of Chinese films of 1996
- List of Hong Kong films of 1996
- Category:1996 Establishments in China
- China at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- China at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- China at the 1996 Asian Winter Games
References
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 1996
- Disaster at Xichang | History | Air & Space Magazine
- ch6bod.html
- Significant Earthquake
- Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p558 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Wu Yu-Shan, “Taiwan’s Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations,” The China Journal, No. 53 (January 2005), 60.
- Taiwan Strait
- China at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Results Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- China League 1996 Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
External sources
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