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Events in the year 2025 in China .

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) – Xi Jinping
• President – Xi Jinping
• Premier - Li Qiang
• Congress chairman – Zhao Leji
• Consultative Conference chairman – Wang Huning
• Vice President - Han Zheng
• Supervision Commission director – Liu Jinguo

Events

January

• 4 January – Eight people are killed in a fire at a market in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. ^[1]
• 7 January – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 126 people. ^[2]
• 20 January –
  • Fan Weiqiu is executed for committing the 2024 Zhuhai car attack. ^[3]
  • Xu Jiajin is executed for committing the 2024 Wuxi stabbing attack. ^[3]
• 22 January – A truck rams into 12 vehicles in Bazhong, Sichuan, killing five people. ^[4]

February

• 1 February – US President Donald Trump imposes a 10% tariff on imports from China. ^[5]
• 3 February – China imposes export controls and increased tariffs on certain American imports in retaliation for President Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods. ^[6]
• 4 February – The United States Postal Service indefinitely suspends its acceptance of parcels from China and Hong Kong. ^[7]
• 7–14 February – The 2025 Asian Winter Games are held in Harbin, ^[8] with China placing first in terms of medals with 32 golds, 26 silvers, and 24 bronzes and achieving its highest medal tally in the history of the competition. ^[9]
• 8 February – At least one person is killed while 28 others are reported missing after a landslide hits the village of Jinping in Junlian County, Sichuan. ^{[10] [11]}
• 11–16 February – 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao. ^[12]
• 25 February – An oil spill cleaning vessel collides with a ferry along the Yuanshui River in Hunan, killing at least 11 people. ^[13]

Predicted and scheduled

• 21 – 23 March – 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships ^{[14] [15]}
• 13 – 20 July – 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup ^{[16] [17]}
• 7 – 17 August – 2025 World Games ^[18]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in China

Source: ^{[19] [20]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 28 January – 3 February – Chinese New Year
• 4 April – Tomb-Sweeping Day
• 1 – 2 May – Labour Day
• 31 May – Dragon Boat Festival
• 1 – 7 October – National Day
• 6 October – Mid-Autumn Festival

Art and entertainment

• List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• 2025 in Chinese music

Deaths

• 5 January: Wang Zhengguo, 89, field medical engineer. ^[21]
• 8 January: Wu Lusheng, 94, architect. ^[22]
• 11 January: Qiu Dahong, 94, coastal and offshore engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ^[23]

See also

• 2020s portal
• China portal
• Current events portal

• Timeline of Chinese history
• Years in China

References

1. "Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
2. "Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people in western China near Mount Everest". AP News . 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
3. "China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens". BBC . 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. "5 dead, 1 injured in southwest China traffic accident". Xinhua . 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
5. "Trump announces significant new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, sparking retaliatory actions". CNN. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
6. "China hits back as Trump's tariffs go into effect". CNN. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
7. "USPS has suspended parcels from Hong Kong and China. Here's what it means for Shein and Temu". AP News. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
8. "9th Asian Winter Games kick off in China". Yonhap News Agency. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
9. "9th Asian Winter Games kick off in China". Xinhua News Agency. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
10. "One dead, 28 missing after China landslide". BBC. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
11. "Rescuers search for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwest China". AP News. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
12. "Indonesia beat China to clinch first Asia mixed team badminton title". France 24 . Retrieved 2025-02-16.
13. "Boats collide on river in southern China, killing at least 11 people". AP News. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
14. "World Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 in China postponed to 2025 due to COVID-19". Firstpost . 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
15. "World Athletics Council competition decisions announced". World Athletics . 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
16. "Women's Asia Cup returns to China with Shenzhen confirmed as host". FIBA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
17. "China's Shenzhen to host 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup". english.news.cn. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
18. Mackay, Duncan (10 October 2021). "World Games 2025 in Chengdu set to return to normal place on calendar". Inside the games. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
19. "China Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
20. "Holidays and Observances in China in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
21. "工程院首批院士、野战外科学专家王正国逝世，享年90岁_研究_国际_医学". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
22. 媒体滚动 (2025-01-10). "同济大学教授吴庐生逝世，享年95岁". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
23. "痛别！邱大洪院士逝世". www.stdaily.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.

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