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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1995, Feb. 4 | |
| The U.S. imposed huge tariffs on imports from China in an effort to punish the Chinese government for its continued manufacture of pirated goods. On Feb. 26 The U.S. and China signed a negotiation pact because China agreed to crack down on piracy. The pact was expected to be a big boost to trade. The U.S. and China signed trade accords on March 12. | 1 |
| June 7–10 | |
| Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui made his first presidential visit to the U.S., angering China. He was the first president of Taiwan to visit the U.S. since 1979. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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