2003 in China

none 2003 Events in the year 2003 in China. Incumbents Party General Secretary - Hu Jintao President – Jiang Zemin to March 15, Hu Jintao Premier – Zhu Rongji to March 16, Wen Jiabao Vice President – Hu Jintao to March 15, Zeng Qinghong Vice Premier – Li Lanqing to March 6, Huang Ju Congress Chairman - Li Peng to March 15, Wu Bangguo Conference Chairman - Li Ruihuan to March 14, Jia Qinglin Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Wang Jinshan Governor of Fujian Province – Lu Zhangong Governor of Gansu Province – Lu Hao Governor of Guangdong Province – Lu Ruihua then Huang Huahua Governor of Guizhou Province – Shi Xiushi Governor of Hainan Province – Wang Xiaofeng then Wei Liucheng Governor of Hebei Province – Ji Yunshi Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Song Fatang then Zhang Zuoji Governor of Henan Province – Li Keqiang then Li Chengyu Governor of Hubei Province – Luo Qingquan Governor of Hunan Province – Zhang Yunchuan then Zhou Bohua Governor of Jiangsu Province – Liang Baohua Governor of Jiangxi Province – Huang Zhiquan Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Min (until December), Han Changfu (starting December) Governor of Liaoning Province – Bo Xilai Governor of Qinghai Province – Song Xiuyan Governor of Shaanxi Province – Jia Zhibang Governor of Shandong Province – Zhang Gaoli then Han Yuqun Governor of Shanxi Province – Liu Zhenhua Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Zhongwei Governor of Yunnan Province – Xu Rongkai Governor of Zhejiang Province – Xi Jinping (until January), Lü Zushan (starting January) Events January January 7 to January 8 – Hefei student protests occur, which were described as the largest student protests since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.2003-01-13 Deadly Accident Leads to One of Largest Student Protests in China Since 1989 https://www.chronicle.com/article/deadly-accident-leads-to-one-of-largest-student-protests-in-china-since-1989/ 2025-02-10 The Chronicle of Higher Education en February February 24 – 2003 Bachu earthquake: An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude occurred in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwest China, killing 191 people and 291 hospitalised. Almost 10,000 homes were leveled by the earthquake.Gittings John Watts Jonathan 2003-02-25 Hundreds die in Chinese earthquake https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2003/feb/25/china.naturaldisasters 2025-02-10 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 March March 14 – A smartphone and portable audio player brand, Meizu was founded by Jack Wong in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.Joseph Joel 2019-03-14 Meizu Turns 16 Today: Let's look at their Major Milestones https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/03/14/meizu-turns-16-today-lets-look-at-their-major-milestones/ 2025-02-10 Gizmochina en-US March 15 – Hu Jintao becomes President of the People's Republic of China, replacing Jiang Zemin.On This Day, March 15: Hu Jintao becomes president of China - UPI.com https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/03/15/On-This-Day-Hu-Jintao-becomes-president-of-China/7431552526812/ 2025-02-10 UPI en June June 1 – The People's Republic of China begins filling the lake behind the massive Three Gorges Dam, raising the water level near the dam over 100 meters.Gan Nectar 2020-08-01 China's Three Gorges Dam is one of the largest ever created. Was it worth it? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-three-gorges-dam-intl-hnk-dst/index.html 2025-02-10 CNN en October October 15 – China successfully launches Shenzhou 5, their first crewed space mission, becoming the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight capability after the Soviet Union and the United States.Shenzhou 5 Chinese spacecraft Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shenzhou-5 2025-02-10 www.britannica.com en December December 23 - A PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion in Chongqing, 234 people lives.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/25/content_293409.htm Gas well blowout kills at least 1912003-12-30 China: Gas Well Explosion in Chongqing - Information Bulletin n° 1 - China ReliefWeb https://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-gas-well-explosion-chongqing-information-bulletin-n-1 2025-02-10 reliefweb.int en Births 6 March – Long Daoyi, Chinese diver Deaths January 12 — Wang Tieya, jurist (b. 1913) January 22 — Tan Qilong, politician (b. 1913) February 11 Ma Sanli, comedian (b. 1914) Luke Chia-Liu Yuan, physicist (b. 1912) March 15 — Li Xuefeng, 2nd Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1907) March 17 — Su Buqing, mathematician, educator and poet (b. 1902) April 1 — Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor (b. 1956) April 9 — Wu Zuguang, playwright, film director and social critic (b. 1917) April 16 — Long Shujin, 3rd Chairman of Xinjiang (b. 1910) May 31 — Li Lin, physicist (b. 1923) June 17 — Zheng Wenguang, science fiction author (b. 1929) July 5 — Zhang Aiping, 6th Minister of National Defense of China (b. 1910) October 23 — Soong Mei-ling, political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek (b. 1898) October 25 — Yao Guang, diplomat, foreign ambassador (born 1921)http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2003-11/17/content_1182580.htm 外交部原副部长姚广同志逝世 享年82岁 November 17, 2003 Xinhua Net October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20091018150639/http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2003-11/17/content_1182580.htm October 18, 2009 zh November 15 — T. Y. Lin, Chinese-born civil engineer (born 1912) November 16 — Richard Lam, Cantopop lyricist (b. 1948) November 19 — Shi Zhecun, essayist, poet and short story writer (b. 1905) November 24 — Saifuddin Azizi, 4th Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1915) November 25 — Zhang Honggen, international football player and coach (b. 1935) December 9 — Blackie Ko, Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman, singer and actor (b. 1953) December 10 — Oswald Cheung, Hong Kong barrister (b. 1922) December 13 — Xie Tian, actor and director (b. 1914) December 27 — Ying Ruocheng, actor, director and playwright (b. 1929) December 30 — Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (b. 1963) See also List of Chinese films of 2003 Hong Kong League Cup 2003–04 References 2003 in Category:Years of the 21st century in China Category:2000s in China China China