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World News Atlas    China     2003   March

China, March 2003 Timeline Thursday, November 27     Author
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  Legislature session to anoint new leaders  Topping the agenda is the ascension of Hu Jintao, the newly installed general secretary, to the presidency Chinese budget sets record deficit  Finance Minister said government spending this year will exceed revenues by an estimated $38bn China rallies behind war opponents  China has said there is no need for a new UN resolution on Iraq. Foreign Minister backed France, Russia and Germany Sweeping change of cabinet  Legislature has approved a restructuring of the country's cabinet, bringing it more in line with Western models   First alert over SARS

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Mar.13   Hong Kong  
  Virulent flu and pneumonia has swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam
 Health officials have issued a global warning about the flu and pneumonia. The precise origin of the infection is unknown
Mar.14   Beijing     Hu Jintao elected president
  Hu's election was immediately followed by the election to the country's top military post of Jiang Zemin
Mar.17   Hong Kong   Airports on alert for killer bug  Cathay Pacific Airways has ordered staff not to check in any passengers who show signs of the illness   China     Leaders seek reform boost  President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao have pledged to forge ahead with economic reforms Mar.19   Hong Kong     Deaths as doctors identify bug  5 people have died from a virus authorities now believe has mutated from a common childhood disease Mar.21   China     WHO team probing China virus link  The WHO announced a laboratory breakthrough in finding a diagnostic test for the SARS disease Mar.22   Southern China   Babies found in suitcases
  28 baby girls were packed into nylon suitcases on a bus in southern China
  Hong Kong     Virus isolated in disease hunt  A team of scientists have isolated a virus that causes a deadly pneumonia that resistant to common treatments Mar.24   Hong Kong   Health chief ill as virus spreads  A senior official from Hospital Authority has been admitted to hospital with symptoms of pneumonia Mar.25   China   Mine blast toll reached 60  12 others are missing. 4 miners have been rescued from the coal mine in Xiaoyi   China   WHO wants more China help on SARS  Many more people may have died of an atypical pneumonia outbreak than first thought Mar.26   Southern China   34 killed by virus
  31 people from Guangdong province and 3 in Beijing have died from the mysterious pneumonia
Mar.29   Hong Kong   58 new cases of SARS in one day  Bank offices closed, much activity ground to a halt, and the Rolling Stones postponed concerts Mar.30   Beijing   Students hold rare protest  Students at Peking University staged a quiet demonstration against the war in Iraq   Hong Kong   Deadly virus flats quarantined
  All residents of an apartment block have been ordered to quarantine themselves at home for 10 days
Mar.31   Washington   China, Israel cited for poor human rights  Iraq and the Central Asian states were also accused. Report accused China of numerous human rights abuses




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