2024 in China explained
Events in the year 2024 in China.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 12 January – 2024 Pingdingshan mining explosion: Ten people are killed and six others are missing after an explosion at a coal mine in Pingdingshan, Henan.[1]
- 20 January – Yingcai Boarding School fire: Thirteen third grade children are killed and another is injured in a boarding school dormitory fire in Dushu, Henan Province. The school's director is arrested.[2]
- 22 January – A landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, kills 44 people.[3]
- 23 January – 2024 Uqturpan earthquake: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Uqturpan County in Xinjiang Province, killing three people, all in Xinjiang, and injuring at least 50 people, the majority of whom are in nearby Kazakhstan. Forty-seven buildings in China collapse, while a further 78 are damaged.[4] [5]
- 24 January – Thirty-nine people are killed and nine others injured during a fire at a commercial building in Yushui, Jiangxi.[6]
February
March
April
- 13 April – Twelve people are killed after a tourist boat sinks near Qinhuangdao, Hebei.[15]
- 22 April – Heavy rain triggers flooding in Guangdong Province, causing around 10 deaths and 110,000 evacuations.[16]
- 27 April – Five people are killed and 140 buildings are damaged after a tornado strikes Guangzhou.[17]
May
- 1 May – At least 48 people are killed after a mountainside section of highway in Meizhou, Guangdong Province collapses during heavy rains.[18]
- 3 May – China launches the Chang'e 6 spacecraft on a two-month mission to collect lunar rock and soil samples from the far side of the Moon.[19]
- 7 May – Two people are killed and 21 others are injured in a mass stabbing inside a hospital in Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province.[20]
- 9 May – Nine people are killed and two others are injured in collision between a truck and a passenger van near Qingtongxia, Ningxia.[21]
- 14 May – United States President Joe Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips, and medical products.[22]
- 16 May – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of his two-day visit to China. A joint statement released outlines their countries’ alignment on issues including energy, trade, security, and geopolitics [23]
- 18 May
- 20 May – Two people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass stabbing at a primary school in Guixi, Jiangxi Province.[26]
- 22 May – The United Nations Security Council votes against a resolution introduced by Russia and China banning member states from placing weapons in outer space.[27]
- 23 May – One person is killed and three others are injured in a suspected gas explosion inside an apartment in Harbin.[28]
- 24 May – Black Dog, a Chinese film directed by Guan Hu, wins the Un Certain Regard prize for international films at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[29]
- 27 May – Four people are killed after an apartment building collapses in Tongling, Anhui.[30]
June
July
- 2 July –
- 5 July:
- 8 July – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán makes an unannounced "peace mission" to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping following a similarly unannounced meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.[51]
- 10 July – All 32 NATO member states approve an official statement classifying China as a “decisive enabler” of Russia's invasion of Ukraine due to its "no-limits" economic and political partnership with Russia.[52]
- 11 July – Taiwan reports that 66 Chinese military aircraft operated around Taiwanese airspace in a 24-hour period, marking the highest single-day number in 2024 so far.[53]
- 14 July – The navies of Russia and China begin joint military drills in Guangdong four days after China was called a "decisive enabler" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a declaration signed by all 32 NATO countries.[54]
- 15 July – Several Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, schedule reconciliatory meetings in China in an attempt to end their ongoing political disputes.[55]
- 16 July – Chinese businessman Guo Wengui is found guilty by a U.S. jury on multiple fraud charges, accused of running a racketeering enterprise from 2018 to 2023 that defrauded thousands of investors out of over $1 billion.[56]
- 17 July:
- Sixteen people are killed in a fire at a shopping centre in Zigong, Sichuan.[57]
- China suspends negotiations between the United States regarding nuclear non-proliferation and arms control, citing American military support for Taiwan.[58]
- 19 July – At least 38 people are killed and 24 are reported missing after a bridge collapses in Shangluo, Shaanxi following flash flooding.[59]
- 21 July – The Philippines announces an agreement with China on resupply missions to the beached naval ship BRP Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea following an incident in June.[60]
- 23 July – 2024 Beijing Declaration: Various factions in the Palestinian government, including rivals Fatah and Hamas, sign a declaration in Beijing to end their divisions and form a unity government.[61]
- 26 July:
- 27 July – Eight pedestrians are killed and five others are injured after being hit by a car in Changsha. A suspect is arrested.[64]
- 30 July – An agreement is reached between China and Taiwan to repatriate the fatalities of the 2024 Kinmen Chinese motorboat capsizing incident to the mainland.[65]
August
- 1 August –
- At least 30 people are killed and 35 others are reported missing following days of flooding caused in part by Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, Hunan Province.[66]
- China and India conduct the 30th round of talks in New Delhi, India, to resolve the ongoing border disputes, by agreeing to speed up negotiations over the border disputes and to maintain peace and tranquility in border regions.[67]
- 9 August – Multiple funeral directors are charged with selling 4,000 corpses for decades to two major medical companies that are subsidiaries of a state-owned company. The scandal is censored domestically.[68]
- 19 August –
- 22 August – Belarus and China agree to greatly strengthen mutual trade, financial, energy, and security cooperation, which includes enhancing industrial supply chains and collaboration with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.[71]
- 23 August –
- At least 11 people are killed and 14 others are reported missing following days of flooding caused by heavy rains in Huludao, Liaoning.[72]
- The United States Treasury Department imposes sanctions on more than 400 individuals and entities, including Chinese firms that are allegedly aiding Russia in order to avoid western sanctions.[73]
September
- 3 September –
- A school bus rams into a crowd after its driver loses control over the vehicle outside a school in Tai'an, Shandong Province, killing 11 people and injuring at least 12 others.[74]
- Artist Gao Zhen is detained for recurring works critical of former leader Mao Zedong.[75]
- 5 September – The government bans the adoption of Chinese children to overseas recipients except for those biologically or legally related to adoptees.[76]
- 6 September – The world's largest indoor skiing resort is opened in Pudong, Shanghai, with a 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft) skiing area and a total campus area of 350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft).[77]
- 10 September – The Chinese Football Association issues lifetime bans on 43 players and officials following a two-year investigation into match-fixing, bribery and illegal gambling in domestic games.[78]
- 13 September – The National People's Congress approves the raising of the statutory retirement age starting in 2025.[79]
- 16 September – At least two people are killed after Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai.[80]
- 18 September – A ten-year old student of a Japanese school dies in a knife attack in Shenzhen. The suspect is arrested.[81]
- 25 September –
- 26 September – A United States defence official claims that a Chinese nuclear attack submarine, the first of the new Zhou-class, sank during construction likely between May and June.[85]
- 30 September – Three people are killed and 18 others are injured in knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai. The suspect is arrested.[86]
October
November
- 7 November – Leon Wang, the president of AstraZeneca in China, is arrested following allegations of collection of patient data and the importation of medicines not approved by Chinese authorities.[91]
- 8 November – The government passes a law on energy aimed to promote carbon neutrality.[92]
- 10 November – The foreign ministry issues baselines around Scarborough Shoal that is also claimed by the Philippines.[93]
- 11 November – At least 35 people are killed and 43 others are injured after a man rams an SUV into a crowd exercising at a sports stadium in Zhuhai.[94]
- 16 November – Eight people are killed and 17 others are injured in a a mass stabbing carried out by a former student at the a vocational school in Wuxi.[95]
- 19 November – An unspecified number of casualties are reported after a car rams into a crowd outside a school in Dingcheng District, Hunan.[96]
- 27 November – Three American nationals imprisoned in China are released and returned to the US as part of a prisoner exchange in return for the release of at least one Chinese national detained in the US.[97]
- 28 November – Miao Hua, an admiral and concurrent member of the Central Military Commission, is suspended from his latter position as part of an investigation into suspected corruption.[98]
- 29 November – Dong Yuyu, a journalist working for Guangming Daily, is sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for espionage.[99]
December
- 3 December – The Ministry of Commerce imposes a ban on the export of gallium, germanium, antimony and other materials with potential military applications to the United States in retaliation for export controls imposed by Washington on semiconductor-related items.[100]
Holidays
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Art and entertainment
Deaths
- 10 January – Tian Zengpei, 93, diplomat and politician, ambassador to Yugoslavia (1986–1988) and chairperson of the committee of Foreign Affairs (1998–2003).[103]
- 11 January – Zhang Kehui, 95, politician, vice chairman of the CPPCC (1998–2008).[104]
- 12 January – Francis F. Lee, 96, Chinese-American inventor, businessman and academic.[105]
- 24 January – Dai Yi, 97, historian.[106]
- 29 June – Shi Ping, 112, academic, political, and supercentenarian.[107]
- 4 August – Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, Chinese-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1957).[108]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: At least 10 killed in China mining accident . 2024-01-13 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: 13 students dead in China school fire: State media . 2024-01-20 . CNA . en.
- Web site: 2024-01-25 . Remaining landslide victims found in China, bringing death toll to 44 . 12 March 2024 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: At least 50 injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan border . 2024-01-23 . CNA . en.
- Web site: 23 January 2024 . 7.1 magnitude quake rattles western China, killing at least 3 people and collapsing 47 homes . 23 January 2024 . Associated Press . en . 23 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123001457/https://apnews.com/article/china-quake-xinjiang-kyrgyzstan-kazakhstan-48338716e604279d088a807f9770878e . live .
- Web site: 2024-01-24 . A fire in China's Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media says . 2024-01-24 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2024-02-13 . 中國山東傳大型滅門慘案!村民:21人被殺包括1醫生2公安2嫌在逃 . 2024-04-05 . Yahoo News . zh-Hant-TW.
- Web site: Ship crash causes bridge collapse in China . 2024-02-22 . Al Jazeera . en.
- News: 2024-02-24 . Apartment block fire in China's Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say . 2024-02-24 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Web site: February 28, 2024 . China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty . .
- Web site: 2024-03-12 . Seven people die, 2 missing after blast in coal mine in Eastern China . 2024-03-14 . The Sun . en-US.
- Web site: 严茂强 . 2 dead, 26 injured in Hebei eatery explosion . 2024-03-13 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- Web site: March 18, 2024 . China Evergrande's flagship unit, founder punished for securities fraud . .
- News: March 20, 2024 . A bus crashes into a tunnel wall in northern China, killing 14 people . 2024-03-20. AP News.
- Web site: April 14, 2024 . China detains 2 over tourist boat capsizing that killed 12, citing lack of safety equipment . .
- Web site: Guangdong: Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods . 2024-04-22 . BBC.
- Web site: April 28, 2024 . A tornado in southern China kills 5 people and damages factories in the metropolis of Guangzhou . .
- Web site: May 2, 2024 . Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse . Associated Press.
- Web site: May 3, 2024 . China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon . Reuters.
- Web site: May 7, 2024 . China: At least two dead, 21 injured in hospital stabbing . BBC.
- Web site: May 9, 2024 . Crash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 people . Associated Press.
- Web site: May 14, 2024 . Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on an array of Chinese imports . .
- Web site: McCarthy . Simone . 2024-05-15 . Putin gets red carpet welcome from Xi in China . 2024-05-16 . CNN . en.
- Web site: China probes agriculture minister for suspected disciplinary violations . 2024-05-18 . 2024-05-18 . Reuters.
- Web site: China's Great Wall Marathon returns after four-year suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic . 2024-05-18 . 2024-05-18 . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-05-20 . China: Knife attack in Guixi city primary school leaves two dead . 2024-05-20 . BBC . en.
- Web site: Brett Tingley . 2024-05-22 . Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council . 2024-05-22 . Space.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-05-23 . An explosion at an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least 1 and injures 3 . 2024-05-23 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: May 24, 2024 . 'Black Dog' wins Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes . .
- Web site: 2024-05-28 . At least 4 killed and 1 injured in building collapse in eastern China, state media says . 2024-05-28 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: June 2, 2024 . China lands on moon's far side in historic sample-retrieval mission . Reuters.
- Web site: June 3, 2024 . Beijing accuses 2 Chinese citizens of being British spies in latest test of relations . Associated Press.
- Web site: June 4, 2024 . Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon . .
- Web site: June 11, 2024 . Four US college instructors stabbed in public park in China . .
- Web site: June 12, 2024 . A helicopter has crashed with 3 on board in southeastern China . .
- Web site: China seeks detention of foreigners in disputed South China Sea . 2024-06-15 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: Death toll from southern China floods reaches 47 . 2024-06-21 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: 2024-06-18 . Southern China faces heavy floods, and landslides kill at least 9 . 2024-06-18 . AP News . en.
- Web site: June 18, 2024 . Ecuador reinstates visa requirement for Chinese travelers . .
- News: Hille . Kathrin . 2024-06-21 . China threatens death penalty for Taiwan 'separatists' . 2024-06-22 . Financial Times.
- News: 2024-06-22 . Rescuers find family of 6 dead in landslide in eastern China, as severe weather warning extended . 2024-06-24 . Associated Press.
- News: 2024-06-25 . Knife attack at a school bus stop in China wounds three, including a Japanese mother and child . 2024-06-25 . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-06-25 . A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon . 2024-06-25 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Jones . Andrew . 2024-09-10 . Chang'e-6 orbiter turns up at Sun-Earth Lagrange point after moon sampling mission . 2024-09-10 . SpaceNews . en-US.
- Web site: 2024-06-27 . China's Communist Party expels ex-defence ministers over corruption charges . 2024-06-27 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: 1 July 2024 . Chinese space rocket crashes in flames after accidental launch . 1 July 2024 . The Guardian . en.
- Web site: July 2, 2024 . 240,000 people evacuated in China rainstorms . France 24.
- Web site: 2024-07-02 . US deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large' flight in 5 years . 2024-07-03 . AP News . en.
- Web site: July 5, 2024 . China reveals next steps in EU brandy probe as EV tariffs take effect . .
- Web site: July 6, 2024 . Tornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in China's eastern Shandong province . Associated Press.
- Web site: July 8, 2024 . China's Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue .
- Web site: 2024-07-10 . NATO allies call China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine . 2024-07-11 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Taiwan sees single-day record of Chinese planes in airspace . 2024-07-11 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-07-14 . China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after NATO allies called Beijing a Ukraine war enabler . 2024-07-14 . AP News . en.
- Web site: July 15, 2024 . Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, to meet in China in July . .
- News: Larry Neumeister . 2024-07-16 . Chinese business tycoon convicted of defrauding followers in $1bn scheme . 2024-07-17 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- News: 2024-07-17 . A fire kills 16 people at a shopping mall in southwestern China . 2024-07-18 . Associated Press . en-US.
- News: 2024-07-18 . China halts nuclear arms talks with US over Taiwan support . 2024-07-18 . Al Jazeera . en-US.
- Web site: 3 August 2024 . Death toll from bridge collapse in China's Shaanxi province raised to 38. Two dozen still missing . 3 August 2024 . Associated Press . en.
- News: 2024-07-22 . China and Philippines reach tentative deal to defuse tensions at South China Sea flashpoint . 2024-07-22 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Web site: July 23, 2024 . Palestinian factions agree to form unity government . Reuters.
- Web site: July 26, 2024 . India's moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-07-26 . India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border . 2024-07-27 . AP News . en.
- Web site: July 27, 2024 . Chinese police say 8 people died after a vehicle hit pedestrians in the city of Changsha . 2024-07-27 . AP News . en.
- News: Ng . Kelly . Taiwan and China reach deal over fishermen's deaths . 28 July 2024 . BBC . 28 July 2024.
- Web site: August 1, 2024 . Death toll jumps to 30, with 35 others missing, in an area hit by heavy rains in southeastern China . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-08-01 . China, India agree to speed up border negotiations at 30th round of talks . 2024-08-01 . South China Morning Post . en.
- Web site: 2024-08-09 . Lijkenschandaal in China, duizenden lichamen verkocht aan medische sector . 2024-08-09 . nos.nl . nl.
- Web site: August 19, 2024 . China accuses the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel . Associated Press.
- Web site: Courting spurned neighbour tops Beijing's agenda from visit of Vietnam's Communist Party chief, say analysts . 2024-08-19 . CNA . en.
- Web site: August 22, 2024 . China, Belarus agree to strengthen cooperation in trade, security . .
- Web site: August 24, 2024 . Heavy rainstorms killed 11 people and left 14 others missing in northeastern Chinese city . .
- Web site: Waldenberg . Jennifer Hansler, Nikki Carvajal, Samantha . 2024-08-23 . US unveils major tranche of sanctions targeting Russia . 2024-08-24 . CNN . en.
- Web site: September 3, 2024 . School bus ploughs into crowd in China killing 11 . BBC.
- Web site: Gao Zhen: Chinese artist detained for 'insulting' Mao sculptures . 2024-09-03 . BBC . en-GB.
- Web site: September 5, 2024 . China halts foreign adoptions of its children . Associated Press.
- Web site: China: World's largest indoor ski resort opens in Shanghai . 2024-09-07 . dw.com . en.
- Web site: China's Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation . 2024-09-10 . Associated Press . 10 September 2024 . en.
- Web site: China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s . 2024-09-13 . BBC . en.
- Web site: 2024-09-17 . 2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm . 2024-09-17 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: 2024-09-19 . A Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died, Japanese officials say . 2024-09-19 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: 2024-09-25 . China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades . 2024-09-25 . BBC . en.
- Web site: 2024-09-26 . China insists nuclear stance defensive after 'routine' ICBM launch . 2024-09-26 . France 24 . en.
- Web site: September 25, 2024 . Zelenskiy takes aim at China, Brazil push for peace in Ukraine . .
- Web site: New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US official says . 2024-09-26 . ABC News . en.
- Web site: 2024-10-01 . Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others . 2024-10-01 . Associated Press . en.
- News: Wong . Tessa . Family tells of 'relief' after 1924 climber's foot found on Everest . 11 October 2024 . BBC News . 11 October 2024.
- Web site: India says it reached deal with China on army patrols along disputed border . Al Jazeera . 21 October 2024.
- Web site: China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops . Associated Press . 22 October 2024.
- Web site: 5 people stabbed in Beijing, man detained . Kyodo News . 28 October 2024.
- News: Pharma giant AstraZeneca says China chief detained . 7 November 2024 . France 24 . 7 November 2024.
- News: China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality' . 8 November 2024 . France 24 . 8 November 2024.
- News: China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines . 11 November 2024 . Associated Press . 11 November 2024.
- News: Dozens killed after car ploughs into crowd in China . 12 November 2024 . BBC . 12 November 2024.
- Web site: Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China . Jiang . Steven . 2024-11-16 . 16 November 2024 . CNN.
- Web site: Car driven into crowd outside China primary school . 2024-11-19 . 19 November 2024 . BBC.
- Web site: Three Americans released in US-China prisoner exchange . 2024-11-28. 27 November 2024 . BBC.
- Web site: China probes top military official for corruption . 2024-11-28 . 28 November 2024 . France 24.
- Web site: China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges . 2024-11-30 . 30 November 2024 . BBC.
- News: China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions . 3 December 2024 . Associated Press . 3 December 2024.
- Web site: China Public Holidays 2024. 3 December 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
- Web site: 国务院办公厅关于2024年, 部分节假日安排的通知. General Office of the State Council on 2024, Notice of some holiday arrangements . Chinese Government Website Chinese Domain . 25 October 2023. 3 December 2023. zh.
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