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Documents - Contemporary China
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Annual Report on Military Power of People's Republic of China, 2000
June 22, 2000
Annual report on the military power of the people's republic of China
PRC State Council Information Office, “China's Population and Development in the 21st Century,” 2000
January 1, 2000
White Paper on Population in China
China's Role in the 21st Century Global Economy, 1999
October 25, 1999
Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers spoke to the students and faculty of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.
President Jiang Spells out Chinese Values, 1999
October 22, 1999
President Jiang Spells out Chinese Values Reported by the Renmin Ribao (People's Daily October 22, 1999)
China's Law on Heretical Cults, 1999
October 8, 1999
Explanations of the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate concerning laws applicable to handeling cases of organizations and em
Premier Zhu's Interview with Peter Kann, 1999
April 2, 1999
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji had an interview with Mr. Peter Kann, Publisher of The Wall Street Journal Asia, and Mrs. Kann on the evening of April 2, 1999. The following is a full text of the interview.
National People's Congress, 1999 Amendments to the PRC Constitution, March 15, 1999
March 15, 1999
Adopted at the Second Session of the Ninth National People's Congress and promulgated for implementation by the Announcement of the National People’s Congress on March 15, 1999.
PRC State Council, China's National Defense In 1998
July 1, 1998
The Information Office of China's State Council issued a white paper titled "China's National Defense in 2008."
President Jiang's Speech at Harvard University, 1997
November 1, 1997
The following is the full text of Chinese President Jiang Zemin's speech, entitled "Enhance Mutual Understanding and Build Stronger Ties of Friendship and Cooperation" delivered on the morning of November 1, 1997 at Harvard University.
United Nations, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, September 15, 1995 (adopted by UN, 2000)
September 15, 1995
The Beijing Declaration was issued at the 4th UN Conference on Women, which was held in a suburb of Beijing, September 4-15, 1995.
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