2017 in China

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Last updated January 10, 2024

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.^{[ 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.

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References

↑ "福建地铁1号线（一期）全线开通试运营(in Chinese)" . Retrieved 15 April 2019.
↑ McDonell, Stephen (July 17, 2017). "Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.

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[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.

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