2002 in China

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Events in the year 2002 in China.

Incumbents

April 15 – An Air China Boeing 767-200 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Pusan, South Korea, killing 128.

August 22 – In China, the Dongting Lake floods Yueyang, forcing the evacuation of 600,000 people; the crest of the flooding from the Yangtze River is expected Sunday. Floods and landslides have killed nearly 1000 people in China, 200 in the Hunan province.

November 8 – President of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin announced several key policies at the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. Although Marxism-Leninism would remain the official ideology of China, entrepreneurs and people in unconventional occupations, who are building "socialism with Chinese characteristics", would have a voice in establishing Communist Party ideology.
November 15 – Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.

December 29
- China successfully launches Shenzhou 4, the fourth unmanned launch of the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.
- China State Grid, a largest utility brand of world, was established.^{[citation needed]}

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