Events in the year 2001 in the People's Republic of China.

Incumbents

• Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin
• President Jiang Zemin
• Premier Zhu Rongji
• Congress Chairman Li Peng
• Conference Chairman Li Ruihuan

Events

Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation]]

January

• January 9 Shenzhou 2, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, was launched.

April

• April 1 Hainan Island incident: a mid-air collision between an EP-3E United States Navy spyplane and a People's Liberation Army Navy People's Liberation Army J-8II interceptor fighter jet 70 miles (110 km) away from the PRC-controlled island of Hainan. The collision caused the death of a PRC pilot, while the EP-3 was forced to make an unauthorized emergency landing at Lingshui airfield. The incident results in an international dispute between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
• April 11 Hainan Island incident: The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China, after a collision with an F-8 fighter, is released.

July

• July 13 The International Olympic Committee awards the 2008 Summer Olympics to Beijing (People's Republic of China).
• July 16 The People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation sign the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.

December

• December 27 The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.

Births

• July 8 - Yang Peiyi, singer

Deaths

See also

• 2001 in Chinese film
• Hong Kong League Cup 2001 02

References

fr:2001 en Chine zh:2001