2017 in China explained

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

Notes and References

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