2017 in China
Events from the year 2017 in China.
Incumbents
- General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party – Xi Jinping
- President of the [People's Republic of China|President] – Xi Jinping
- President of the People's Republic of China|Vice President] – Li Yuanchao
- Premier – Li Keqiang
- Chairman of the [Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress chairman] – Zhang Dejiang
- Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese [People's Political Consultative Conference|Consultative Conference chairman] – Yu Zhengsheng
Governors
- Governor of Anhui Province - Li Guoying
- Governor of Fujian Province - Yu Weiguo, Tang Dengjie
- Governor of Gansu Province - Lin Duo, Tang Renjian
- Governor of Guangdong Province - Tang Renjian
- Governor of Guizhou Province - Shen Yiqin
- Governor of Hainan Province - Shen Xiaoming
- Governor of Hebei Province - Zhang Qingwei, Xu Qin
- 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, Wu Zhenglong
- Governor of Jiangxi Province - Liu Qi (politician, born 1957)
- Governor of Jilin Province - Liu Guozhong
- Governor of Liaoning Province - Chen Qiufa, Tang Yijun
- Governor of Qinghai Province - Wang Jianjun
- Governor of Shaanxi Province - Hu Heping
- Governor of Shandong Province - Guo Shuqing, Gong Zheng
- Governor of Shanxi Province - Lou Yangsheng
- Governor of Sichuan Province - Yin Li
- Governor of Yunnan Province - vacant
- Governor of Zhejiang Province - Che Jun, Yuan Jiajun
Events
January
- 2 January to 8 January – 2017 Shenzhen Open
- 6 January - Fuzhou Metro Line 1 Phase 1 was opened
- 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.
- 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.
- * 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.
- 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,
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
- January 15 – Han Peixin, politician
- July 13 - Liu Xiaobo, writer, literary critic, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.