10/7 Milestones 4

1993: The first Shanghai International Film Festival opens. 1993: The Chinese government officially announces that Xi Yang, a reporter for 'Ming Pao' previously detained by national security personnel, has been arrested for stealing state secrets. 1996: Fox News Channel launches. 2001: In retaliation for terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda and to punish the Taliban for their support, a US-led coalition launches military operations in Afghanistan. 2001: China's national football team qualifies for the FIFA World Cup finals two rounds early in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers. 2005: The Nanjing Yangtze River Third Bridge officially opens to traffic. 2006: The 2006 Lusophone Games open in Macau. 2006: Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya is assassinated in the elevator of her apartment building in Moscow. 2007: Beijing Subway Line 5 begins trial operations.