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History of China
1979
Vice Prime Minister
Appointed Vice
Prime
Minister
1980
Prime Minister
7th Sep
Appointed
Prime
Minister
of
China
7th Sep
Hua
Guofeng
is replaced by Zhao
Ziyang
(an ally of Deng Xiaoping) as premier of
Communist
China
1983
Diplomacy
25th May
The
USA
agrees ro export high technolgy items to
China
1984
Diplomacy
10th Feb
Russia
&
China
sign a $1.2 billion trade agreement
1984
Economy
10th Feb
Russia
&
China
sign a $1.2 billion trade agreement
20th Oct
Urban
workers' pay & bonuses will be linked to job performance
1984
Rule of Hong Kong
19th Dec Hong Kong
Signs an agreement with
Margaret
Thatcher
for Hong Kong to be returned by
1997
1986
Constitution
Advocates dispersal of power at the 13th
Party
Congress
For the 1st time in 30 yrs there are more candidates than seats in
Central
Committee
Secret ballots are introduced to elect members to the
National
People's
Congress
1986
Demonstrations
Beijing
Pro-democracy demonstrations by students in
Beijing
1986
Election
For the 1st time in 30 yrs there are more candidates than seats in
Central
Committee
Secret ballots are introduced to elect members to the
National
People's
Congress
1987
Party Leader
Appointed
Party
Leader
of the
Communist
Party
1987
Party Secretary
Appointed
Party
Secretary
of the
Communist
Party
1989
Dismissal
Dismissed from office
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