2017 in China
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Events from the year 2017 in China.
Incumbents
Paramount leader
- General Secretary of the Communist Party – Xi Jinping
Head of state
Head of government
National legislature
Political advisory
- Conference chairman – Yu Zhengsheng
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
February
March
April
May
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
- 28 August: End of the Doklam Standoff as India and China move troops off the border to their original positions.
September
October
- October – start of elections for the 13th National People's Congress
- 18 October to 24 October – 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
- 26 October to 29 October – 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions
Deaths
January
- January 14 - Zhou Youguang, Father 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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See also
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.
- "汉语拼音之父去世 享年112岁(in Chinese)".
- "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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