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