1993 in China
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See also: | Other events of 1993 History of China • Timeline • Years |
The following lists events from 1993 in China.
Incumbents
- General Secretary of the Communist Party: Jiang Zemin
- President: Yang Shangkun (until 27 March), Jiang Zemin (starting 27 March)
- Premier: Li Peng
- Vice President: Wang Zhen (until 5 March), Rong Yiren (starting 12 March)
- Vice Premier: Yao Yilin (until 5 March), Zhu Rongji (starting 25 March)
Events
January
- Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993 took place on January 10.[1]
- January 9 – Shanghai Pudong Development Bank was founded.[citation needed]
April
- China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 crashed on April 6.[2]
May
- China competed at the East Asian Games from May 9 to May 18.[3]
June
- Typhoon Koryn (1993) was formed on June 13 and hit China.[4]
July
- July 19 – According to Henan Province government official confirmed report, train number 163 express train bound for Chengdu station, collide with a slow-mpving freight train nearby Xinxiang station, Henan, in an incident caused by a passenger train driver human error, due forgot overlooked to cab signalling, total 40 persons were human fatalities and 48 persons were wounded.[citation needed]
October
- 1993 Shanghai International Film Festival took place from October 7 to 14.
References
- ^ Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993
- ^ Phillips, Don. "Article: Engineering Problem Or Crew Error Caused Jet to Pitch Violently." The Washington Post. April 14, 1993. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.
- ^ East Asian Games 1993
- ^ HKO Report on Koryn URL Accessed: May 30, 2006