2017 in China

2017
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Events from the year 2017 in China.

Incumbents

  • General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party – Xi Jinping
  • President – Xi Jinping
  • Vice President – Li Yuanchao
  • Premier – Li Keqiang
  • Congress chairman – Zhang Dejiang
  • Consultative Conference chairman – Yu Zhengsheng

Governors

  • Governor of Anhui Province – Li Guoying
  • Governor of Fujian Province – Yu Weiguo (until 2 January), Tang Dengjie (starting 2 January)
  • Governor of Gansu Province – Lin Duo (until 11 April), Tang Renjian (starting 11 April)
  • Governor of Guangdong Province – Tang Renjian
  • Governor of Guizhou Province – Shen Yiqin
  • Governor of Hainan Province – Shen Xiaoming
  • Governor of Hebei Province – Zhang Qingwei (until March), Xu Qin (starting March)
  • Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Lu Hao
  • Governor of Henan Province – Chen Run'er
  • Governor of Hubei Province – Wang Xiaodong
  • Governor of Hunan Province – Xu Dazhe
  • Governor of Jiangsu Province – Shi Taifeng (until April), Wu Zhenglong (starting April)
  • Governor of Jiangxi Province – Liu Qi (politician, born 1957)
  • Governor of Jilin Province – Liu Guozhong
  • Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Qiufa (until October), Tang Yijun (starting October)
  • Governor of Qinghai Province – Wang Jianjun
  • Governor of Shaanxi Province – Hu Heping
  • Governor of Shandong Province – Guo Shuqing (until February), Gong Zheng (starting April 11)
  • Governor of Shanxi Province – Lou Yangsheng
  • Governor of Sichuan Province – Yin Li
  • Governor of Yunnan Province – vacant
  • Governor of Zhejiang Province – Che Jun (until April), Yuan Jiajun (starting April)

Events

January

  • 2 January to 8 January – 2017 Shenzhen Open
  • 6 January - Fuzhou Metro Line 1 Phase 1 was opened[1]
  • 9 January - The state science and technology awarding meeting of the People's Republic of China for 2016 was held

June

  • 16 June – Chinese, Indian, and Bhutanese border tensions skyrocket over the construction of a road in Doklam, a disputed region between Bhutan and China. See Doklam Standoff for more.
  • 28 June – The 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup begins.

July

  • 2 July – The 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup ends.
  • 17 July – Chinese internet censors has banned Winnie the Pooh for its alleged resemblance to Xi Jinping.[2]
  • 7 July to 6 August – 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

August

  • 8 August:
    • 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake, according to Sichuan province government offiocial document report, a Richer Scale 6.5 earthquake hit in Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province, killing 25 persons and injuring 525 persons.
    • According to Sichuan province government official confirmed report, a landslide hit in Puge County, Sichuan Province, 25 person were human fatalities and 4 persons were hurt.
  • 28 August:
    • End of the Doklam Standoff as India and China move troops off the border to their original positions.
    • China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group were merged, new form name China Energy Investment has start,

October

  • October – start of elections for the 13th National People's Congress
  • 18 October to 24 October – 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
  • 26 October to 29 October – 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions

Deaths

  • January 14 - Zhou Youguang, developer of Hanyu Pinyin[3]
  • January 15 – Han Peixin, politician[4]
  • July 13 - Liu Xiaobo, writer, literary critic, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

See also

  • List of Chinese films of 2017

References

  1. ^ "福建地铁1号线(一期)全线开通试运营(in Chinese)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ McDonell, Stephen (July 17, 2017). "Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ Fox, Margalit (14 January 2017). "Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "江苏省委原书记韩培信在南京逝世,享年97岁". 澎湃 (The Paper) (in Chinese). Retrieved October 1, 2017.