2001 in China

Incumbents

• Party General Secretary – Jiang Zemin
• President of the [People's Republic of China|President] – Jiang Zemin
• Premier – Zhu Rongji
• President of the People's Republic of China|Vice President] – Hu Jintao
• Premier of the People's Republic of China|Vice Premier] – Li Lanqing
• Chairman of the [Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress Chairman] – Li Peng
• Chairman of the [National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Conference Chairman] – Li Ruihuan

  Governors

• Governor of Anhui Province - Xu Zhonglin
• Governor of Fujian Province - Xi Jinping
• Governor of Gansu Province - Song Zhaosu then Lu Hao
• Governor of Guangdong Province - Lu Ruihua
• Governor of Guizhou Province - Qian Yunlu then Shi Xiushi
• Governor of Hainan Province - Wang Xiaofeng
• Governor of Hebei Province - Niu Maosheng
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province - Song Fatang
• Governor of Henan Province - Li Keqiang
• Governor of Hubei Province - Jiang Zhuping then Zhang Guoguang
• Governor of Hunan Province - Chu Bo then Zhang Yunchuan
• Governor of Jiangsu Province - Ji Yunshi
• Governor of Jiangxi Province - Shu Shengyou then Huang Zhiquan
• Governor of Jilin Province - Hong Hu
• Governor of Liaoning Province - Zhang Guoguang then Bo Xilai
• Governor of Qinghai Province - Zhao Leji
• Governor of Shaanxi Province - Cheng Andong
• Governor of Shandong Province - Zhang Gaoli then Han Yuqun
• Governor of Shanxi Province - Liu Zhenhua
• Governor of Sichuan Province - Zhang Zhongwei
• Governor of Yunnan Province - Li Jiating, Xu Rongkai
• Governor of Zhejiang Province - Chai Songyue

  Events

January

• January 9 – Shenzhou 2, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, was launched.

  March

• March 16 – Shijiazhuang bombings

  April

• April 1 – Hainan Island incident: a mid-air collision between an EP-3E United States Navy spyplane and a People's Liberation Army Navy People's Liberation Army J-8II interceptor fighter jet 70 miles away from the PRC-controlled island of Hainan. The collision caused the death of a PRC pilot, while the EP-3 was forced to make an unauthorized emergency landing at Lingshui airfield. The incident results in an international dispute between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
• April 11 – Hainan Island incident: The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China, after a collision with an F-8 fighter, is released.

  July

• July 13 – The International Olympic Committee awards the 2008 Summer Olympics to Beijing, People's Republic of China
• July 16 – The People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation sign the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.

  December

• December 13 - SM City Xiamen, the first SM Mall in mainland China was opened.
• December 27 – The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.

  Full date unknown

• Xiao-i, an artificial intelligence company is founded.

  Births

• February 21 - Yang Peiyi, singer
• March 12 - Shi Cong, gymnast
• November 22 - Zhong Chenle, singer