Milestones

Milestones: 2001

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-29 15:59

Liu Qi (center), mayor of Beijing, is elated as Beijing wins the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games in Moscow on July 13, 2001. Zhao Yingxin

Milestones: 2001
Chinese men's soccer team coach Bora Milutinovic (center) celebrates as China books a first-ever place in the FIFA World Cup finals by beating Oman 1-0 in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Oct 7, 2001. Wu Zhiyi

Milestones: 2001
Shi Guangsheng (right), Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, raises a toast as China joins the WTO on Nov 11, 2001. Xinhua

-- On Nov 10, the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar, approves China's entry into the WTO following 15 years of negotiation.

-- On April 1, a Chinese and a US plane collide over the southern Chinese Island of Hainan.

-- Beijing wins the right to host the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics at the 112nd Session of the International Olympic Commitee in Moscow on July 13.

-- China's men's soccer team books a first-ever place for the FIFA World Cup finals by beating Oman 1-0 in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Oct 7.