¡¡February 20

On February 20 Deng Xiaoping, the general architect of China's reform and opening to the outside world, passed away in Beijing. On February 24, when the hearse with his remains was moving toward the crematorium, more than 100,000 masses standing by the roads saw him off with deep love.

September

From September 12 to 18, the 15th National Congress of the CPC was held in Beijing, at which Jiang Zemin's report entitled Holding High the Banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory to Carry the Socialist Cause with Chinese Characteristics into the 21st Century in an All-Round Way was adopted.

July 1

At zero hour of July 1, the ceremony for handing over political power of Hong Kong between the Chinese and British governments was solemnly held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. This is the site for the hand-over ceremony.

During the deepening of reform and opening the outside world, Shanghai, a new key construction point and the ``dragon head of the Yangtze Economic belt, is changing with each passing day.

President Jiang Zemin visited the United States. President Clinton at the welcoming ceremony held in front of the White House.