160 Chronology
2001
China becomes a member of the World Trade Organization
2003
Hu Jintao succeeds Jiang Zemin as president and general secretary of the Chinese
Communist Party; continues policies of Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin
2008
Ma Ying-jeou regains Taiwan presidency for Nationalist Party, calling for improved
relations and negotiations with the People’s Republic of China; China hosts Summer
Olympics; in response to global economic crisis, government announces $586 billion
government investment in economic infrastructure building