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1999 in China

Explore 2 historical events and records for China in 1999.

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Historical records for China in 1999

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December

19 December 1999

Rule of Macau

Zemin, Jiang · Macau · President of China · Government / Chinese Communist Party

Portugal officially returns Macau to China after 442 yrs

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1999

Rule of Taiwan

Zemin, Jiang · President of China · Government / Chinese Communist Party

Chen Shui-bian becomes the first democratically elected president of Taiwan and the first to advocate independence from Communist China

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