2024 in China
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Events in the year 2024 in China.
Incumbents[edit]
- 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[edit]
January[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 10 February – Ju County attack: An alleged mass murder occurs in Ju County, Shandong, resulting in the deaths of at least 21 people.[7]
- 22 February – 2024 Guangzhou bridge collapse: Five people are killed when a ship rams a bridge in Guangzhou.[8]
- 24 February – A fire at an apartment block in Nanjing kills 15 people.[9]
- 28 February – China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty.[10]
March[edit]
- 11 March – Seven miners are killed and 24 others are injured in an explosion inside a coal mine in Anhui.[11]
- 13 March – Two people are killed and 26 others are injured during an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at a restaurant in Langfang.[12]
- 19 March – Founder of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group Hui Ka Yan is fined 47 million yuan (US$6.53 million) and barred from the securities market for life after China Securities Regulatory Commission accused the group for inflating its revenue.[13]
- 20 March – Linfen highway accident: A bus crashes into a tunnel wall along the Hohhot–Beihai Expressway in Linfen, Shanxi province, killing 14 people and injuring 37.[14]
April[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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
- An investigation is opened into Agriculture minister Tang Renjian for suspected corruption-related violations.[24]
- The Great Wall Marathon returns after a four-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]
- 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[edit]
- 2 June – China's Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully lands on the far side of the Moon.[31]
- 3 June – The Ministry of State Security foils an espionage plot involving two government employees accused of working for British intelligence.[32]
- 4 June – The China National Space Administration's Chang'e 6 spacecraft lifts off from the surface of the far side of the Moon carrying samples of lunar soil and rocks back to Earth.[33]
- 10 June – Four American university teachers are injured in a stabbing at a park in Jilin Province.[34]
- 12 June – Three people are reported missing following a helicopter crash in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province.[35]
- 15 June – China issues new regulations allowing the China Coast Guard to detain foreigners accused of entering China's territorial waters and adjacent waters illegally.[36]
- 16–21 June – At least 47 people die after record rains hit parts of Guangdong Province.[37]
- 18 June:
- At least nine people are killed and 15 are reported missing in landslides caused by floods in the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. At least 378 houses are destroyed while 880 hectares of land is inundated.[38]
- Ecuador's foreign ministry announces the reinstatement of visa requirements for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from the latter.[39]
- 21 June – China officially defines Taiwanese separatist behavior as a criminal act.[40]
- 22 June – Six people are found dead following a landslide in Shanghang County, Fujian.[41]
- 24 June – Three people, including two Japanese nationals, are injured in a stabbing at a bus stop in Suzhou.[42]
- 25 June – China's Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully returns to Earth after taking rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.[43]
Holidays[edit]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 10–17 February – Chinese New Year
- 4–6 April – Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 1 May – Labor Day
- 10 June – Dragon Boat Festival
- 15–17 September – Mid-Autumn Festival
- 1–7 October – National Day
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- 2024 in Chinese music
Deaths[edit]
- 10 January – Tian Zengpei, 93, diplomat and politician, ambassador to Yugoslavia (1986–1988) and chairperson of the committee of Foreign Affairs (1998–2003).[46]
- 11 January – Zhang Kehui, 95, politician, vice chairman of the CPPCC (1998–2008).[47]
- 12 January – Francis F. Lee, 96, Chinese-American inventor, businessman and academic.[48]
- 24 January – Dai Yi, 97, historian.[49]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "13 students dead in China school fire: State media". CNA. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Remaining landslide victims found in China, bringing death toll to 44". Associated Press. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "At least 50 injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan border". CNA. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "7.1 magnitude quake rattles western China, killing at least 3 people and collapsing 47 homes". Associated Press. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "A fire in China's Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media says". AP News. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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- ^ "Apartment block fire in China's Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say". The Guardian. 2024-02-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty". Reuters. February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Seven people die, 2 missing after blast in coal mine in Eastern China". The Sun. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ 严茂强. "2 dead, 26 injured in Hebei eatery explosion". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "China Evergrande's flagship unit, founder punished for securities fraud". Reuters. March 18, 2024.
- ^ "A bus crashes into a tunnel wall in northern China, killing 14 people". AP News. March 20, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "China detains 2 over tourist boat capsizing that killed 12, citing lack of safety equipment". Associated Press. April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Guangdong: Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "A tornado in southern China kills 5 people and damages factories in the metropolis of Guangzhou". Associated Press. April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse". Associated Press. May 2, 2024.
- ^ "China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon". Reuters. May 3, 2024.
- ^ "China: At least two dead, 21 injured in hospital stabbing". BBC. May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Crash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 people". Associated Press. May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on an array of Chinese imports". Reuters. May 14, 2024.
- ^ McCarthy, Simone (2024-05-15). "Putin gets red carpet welcome from Xi in China". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "China probes agriculture minister for suspected disciplinary violations". Reuters. 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
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- ^ "China: Knife attack in Guixi city primary school leaves two dead". BBC. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Brett Tingley (2024-05-22). "Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "An explosion at an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least 1 and injures 3". Associated Press. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "'Black Dog' wins Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes". Reuters. May 24, 2024.
- ^ "At least 4 killed and 1 injured in building collapse in eastern China, state media says". Associated Press. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "China lands on moon's far side in historic sample-retrieval mission". Reuters. June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Beijing accuses 2 Chinese citizens of being British spies in latest test of relations". Associated Press. June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon". Reuters. June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Four US college instructors stabbed in public park in China". BBC. June 11, 2024.
- ^ "A helicopter has crashed with 3 on board in southeastern China". Associated Press. June 12, 2024.
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- ^ "Ecuador reinstates visa requirement for Chinese travelers". Reuters. June 18, 2024.
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- ^ "Rescuers find family of 6 dead in landslide in eastern China, as severe weather warning extended". Associated Press. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Knife attack at a school bus stop in China wounds three, including a Japanese mother and child". Associated Press. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon". AP News. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "China Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "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 (in Chinese). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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- ^ "张克辉同志逝世--社会·法治--人民网". society.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Francis Lee Obituary - Sneider & Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral Home and Cremation Service - 2024". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "历史学家戴逸走了！他和《清史》的缘分是一段不了情_文汇". www.whb.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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