1980 |
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Nike opens marketing liaison office in Hong
Kong |
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Nike begins production in mainland
China |
1981 |
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Nike enters the Chinese market by sponsoring
Chinese National Basketball team |
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Nike establishes footwear manufacturing in
China, working with state-owned factories in Shanghai |
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Nike begins relationship with China National
Track & Field Association |
1982 |
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First Nike product sold through Beijing
Friendship store |
1985 |
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Nike’s manufacturing team moves to Guangzhou,
begins working with first non-state-owned contract factories
in China |
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Nike footwear manufacturing liaison office
established in Guangzhou |
1991 |
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Nike opens first marketing liaison office
inside China borders with six employees |
1993 |
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Nike begins sponsorship of Chinese national
tennis team |
1994 |
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Nike begins sponsorship of China Football
League A |
1997 |
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Nike establishes sponsorship of Beijing
Dongdan Park Nike launches Basketball 3 on 3 |
1998 |
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Nike sponsors China High School Basketball
League |
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Nike begins soccer sponsorship of Nike Premier
Cup |
2000 |
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China’s diving team earns the first
Nike-sponsored Olympic gold |
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Nike begins sponsorship of women’s football
clubs Shanghai SVA and Beijing Chenjian |
2001 |
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Nike establishes Nike Equipment office,
sharing office space with the footwear team in Guangzhou |
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Nike resurfaces Beijing Dongdan Nike Park
playing field with Nike Grind – made from recycled footwear
waste material |
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Nike begins two-year Freestyle
basketball |
2002 |
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Nike signs 110-meter hurdler hurdler Liu
Xiang |
2003 |
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Nike signs the first of 22 Chinese national
federation sponsorships |
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Nike begins three-year Battleground 3 on 3 |
2004 |
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Nike-sponsored teams and athletes – including
Liu Xiang – earn 12 gold medals at the Olympic Games in Athens |
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Nike-sponsored China High School Basketball
League covers more than 130 schools in 17 cities |
2005 |
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Nike sponsors soccer pitch at Shanghai
Stadium, and Dongdan and LeBron basketball courts |
2006 |
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Nike establishes Nike Sports (China) Co. Ltd.
The wholly owned subsidiary is registered and focuses on sales
and marketing |
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Nike expands to five regional sales/marketing
offices |
2007 |
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Nike opens flagship store – Nike Beijing |