Timeline Monday 31 December 2001

Events on Monday 31 December 2001 5

• 1999 – 2001 Children's Literature Published Face (1999) and Refugee Boy (2001), novels for young adults that became widely read in British schools and established him as an important voice in children's literature.
• 1999 – 2001 WTO Negotiations and Entry Led years of negotiations with the United States and other nations that culminated in China's entry into the World Trade Organization in December 2001. The agreement opened China to global trade and helped trigger the country's explosive economic boom of the 2000s.
• 2001 2001: Michael Schumacher Ferrari Schumacher won his fourth title and second with Ferrari, clinching the championship with four races to spare.
• 2001 Gosford Park Appeared in Robert Altman's Gosford Park, sharing the screen with an ensemble cast including Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren and Kristin Scott Thomas.
• 2001 Stage Debut in The Rocky Horror Show Made his professional stage debut in the musical The Rocky Horror Show, marking the beginning of his acting career.