2017 in China

Events from the year 2017 in China.

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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.^{[citation needed]}
  • 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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,^{[citation needed]}

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.