Events in the year 2002 in China.
Incumbents General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party - Jiang Zemin until November 15, Hu Jintao President – Jiang Zemin Premier – Zhu Rongji Vice President – Hu Jintao Vice Premier – Li Lanqing Congress Chairman - Li Peng Conference Chairman - Li Ruihuan
Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Xu Zhonglin then Wang Jinshan Governor of Fujian Province – Xi Jinping then Lu Zhangong Governor of Gansu Province – Lu Hao Governor of Guangdong Province – Lu Ruihua Governor of Guizhou Province – Shi Xiushi Governor of Hainan Province – Wang Xiaofeng Governor of Hebei Province – Niu Maosheng then Ji Yunshi Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Song Fatang Governor of Henan Province – Li Keqiang Governor of Hubei Province – Luo Qingquan Governor of Hunan Province – Zhang Yunchuan Governor of Jiangsu Province – Ji Yunshi then Liang Baohua Governor of Jiangxi Province – Huang Zhiquan Governor of Jilin Province – Hong Hu Governor of Liaoning Province – Bo Xilai Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhao Leji Governor of Shaanxi Province – Jia Zhibang Governor of Shandong Province – Han Yuqun Governor of Shanxi Province – Yu Youjun Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Zhongwei Governor of Yunnan Province – Xu Rongkai Governor of Zhejiang Province – Chai Songyue (until October), Xi Jinping (starting October)
Events
March March 25 – Shenzhou 3, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, was launched.
April April 15 – An Air China Boeing 767-200 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Pusan, South Korea, killing 129.
June June - Discovery of the Hidden character stone (est.)
July July 19 – Hail kills 25 and injures hundreds in the Chinese province of Henan.
August August 22 – In China, the Dongting Lake floods Yueyang, forcing the evacuation of 600,000 people; the crest of the flooding from the Yangtze River is expected Sunday. Floods and landslides have killed nearly 1000 people in China, 200 in the Hunan province.
November November 8 – President of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin announced several key policies at the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. Although Marxism-Leninism would remain the official ideology of China, entrepreneurs and people in unconventional occupations, who are building "socialism with Chinese characteristics", would have a voice in establishing Communist Party ideology. November 15 – Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
December December 29 China successfully launches Shenzhou 4, the fourth unmanned launch of the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft. China State Grid, a largest utility brand of world, was established.
Date unknown Ynhanfu organization is founded in Kunming, Yunnan Province.
Births November 6 - Giulio Taccon, musician and actor
See also List of Chinese films of 2002 Hong Kong League Cup 2002–03
References