2016 in China explained

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Communist Party – Xi Jinping
• President – Xi Jinping
• Vice President – Li Yuanchao
• Premier – Li Keqiang
• Congress chairman – Zhang Dejiang
• Consultative Conference chairman – Yu Zhengsheng

Governors

• Governor of Anhui Province  - Li Jinbin (until September), Li Guoying (starting September)
  • Governor of Fujian Province  - Yu Weiguo Governor of Gansu Province  - Liu Weiping (until April), Lin Duo (starting April)
• Governor of Guangdong Province  - Zhu Xiaodan (until April), Ma Xingrui (starting April)
• Governor of Guizhou Province  - Sun Zhigang (until September), Shen Yiqin (starting September)
• Governor of Hainan Province  - Liu Cigui (until 7 April), Shen Xiaoming (starting 7 April)
• Governor of Hebei Province  - Zhang Qingwei
  • Governor of Heilongjiang Province  - Lu Hao Governor of Henan Province  - Xie Fuzhan (until April), Chen Run'er (starting April)
• Governor of Hubei Province  - Wang Guosheng (until June), Wang Xiaodong (starting September)
• Governor of Hunan Province  - Du Jiahao (until September), Xu Dazhe (starting September)
• Governor of Jiangsu Province  - Shi Taifeng
• Governor of Jiangxi Province  - Lu Xinshe (until July), Liu Qi (starting July)
• Governor of Jilin Province  - Jiang Chaoliang (until 29 October), Liu Guozhong (starting 29 October)
  • Governor of Liaoning Province  - Chen Qiufa Governor of Qinghai Province  - Hao Peng (until December), Wang Jianjun (starting December)
• Governor of Shaanxi Province  - Lou Qinjian (until April), Hu Heping (starting April)
  • Governor of Shandong Province  - Guo Shuqing Governor of Shanxi Province  - Li Xiaopeng (until August), Lou Yangsheng (starting August)
• Governor of Sichuan Province  - Wei Hong (until January), Yin Li (starting January)
• Governor of Yunnan Province  - Chen Hao (until December)
• Governor of Zhejiang Province  - Li Qiang (until June), Che Jun (starting June)

Events

January

• January 1
  • People's Bank of China Shandong Branch announced will using coin replacing bill in 1 yuan value as testing field in 5 cities including Qingdao, Zaozhuang, Jining, Linyi and Rizhao.^[1]
  • China officially transitions from its one-child policy to a two-child policy.^[2]
• January 2–9 2016 Shenzhen Open
• January 4 Chinese regulators introduce a circuit breaker in an attempt to prevent stock market crashes, halting trade.^[3]
• January 5 members of Causeway bay books of Hong Kong, including the manager go missing.^{[4] [5]} China's television states that he used to have a name Gui Minhai in committing a hit-and-run crime in 2003.^[6] He and his staff went missing mysteriously starts on December 30, 2015, and it's later confirmed that they are all in mainland China.^[7]
• January 16 The Council of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank established. President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang master the founding ceremony.^[8]
• January 17 The Beijing Military Region reform as Central Battle Region.^[9]
• January 20–25 A century cold wave hits nearly all parts of China, it is first happened in Siberia, and then goes down to hit China.^[10] By January 24, it hits the Southern part of China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong has its first snow in the new century and the ninth of its recorded history.^[11] It is described as the Emperor Level Blizzard.^[12]
• January 29 After being trapped for 36 days, four miners are rescued from a collapsed mine in Baotai, Shandong Province.^[13]

See also: January 2016 East Asia cold wave.

February

• February 1President Xi Jinping announced that the seven military regions transformed into five battle regions. The five battle regions are Central Battle Region, East Battle Region, West Battle Region, South Battle Region and North Battle Region.^[14]
• February 6A 6.4 Magnitude earthquake occurs in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

• February 23–25China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is invited to visit United States. Wang Yi and American General Secretary John Kerry claim that neither China nor US accepts North Korea's nuclear missile proposal. They do not recognize North Korea's Nuclear Status for the cause of Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.^[15]

March

• MarchNational People's Representative Conference and National Political Association Conference (The two-conferences for short) open. President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang holds the two-conferences.^[16]
• March 27The National Party of Hong Kong is established. It advocates the independence of Hong Kong and does not recognize the Basic Law of Hong Kong.^[17]
• March 28–April 32016 China Open (snooker)
• March 30China deploys anti-ship missiles on Paracel Islands. Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei responded that it's a right thing to do for deploying national defenses equipments on its own territory.^[18]

April

• AprilABU Radio Song Festival 2016
• April 13
  • A building in an industrial zone of Machong County, Dongguan collapse. 18 deaths are reported.^[19]
  • 8 Taiwanese criminals out of 10 are sent back to mainland China by Kenya. Taiwanese government protests China's working method.^[20] However, the media in Taiwan agree and said the criminals should be seriously punished since the legals in Taiwan are too good for these criminals.^[21]
• April 17Chinese Central Television broadcasts a report on Changzhou Foreign Languages School stating hundreds of students have fallen ill from pollution.
• April 27 – May 12016 Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao

May

• May 2The Cyberspace Administration of China announces an investigation into the death of Wei Zexi, a student who died following experimental treatment for synovial sarcoma he discovered on the search engine Baidu.
• May 3Xi Jinping meets with Laotian president Bounnhang Vorachith.^[22]
• May 7Lei Yang, a Chinese environmentalist, dies after an altercation with police in Changping District, Beijing.
• May 15–222016 Thomas & Uber Cup in Kunshan, Jiangsu

June

• June 4 A tour boat in Guangyuan capsizes, killing a child and leaving 14 missing out of 18 passengers.^[23]
• June 12 A man commits a suicide bombing at the international departure of Shanghai Pudong Airport causes 4 injuries, 1 deadly hurt.^[24]
• June 16 The Shanghai Disney Resort opens.^[25]

July

• July 1 A Taiwan military ship fires a missile mistakenly.^{[26] [27]} The day is the CPC founding celebration day while CPC founded on July 23, 1921, but for easy remembering, the founding day is set to be July 1.
• July 6Hubei province floods.^[28]
• July 23 A woman is killed after attempting to defend her daughter from a tiger at Badaling Wildlife World Park in Beijing. The daughter sustains serious injuries.^{[29] [30]}
• July 24 The first case of rift valley fever in China is identified.^[31]
• July 31Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi earthquakes by 5:18 pm at level 5.4. The center is near Guangzhou 204 kilometers. People in Guangzhou and Shenzhen can sense the quake.^[32]

August

• AugustChina is going to launch the world's first quantum satellite.^[33]
• August 16 - China successfully launched the world's first quantum satellite QUESS" from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gobi Desert at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 16).^[34]

September

• September 4–52016 G-20 Hangzhou summit
• September 27An explosion at a coal mine in Shizuishan kills 18 workers, leaving two missing.^[35]
• September 28 Typhoon Megi makes landfall in mainland China.^[36] Major landslides caused by Megi occur in Sucun Village (in Lishui), and Wencheng County.^[37]

October

• October 17 China launches Shenzhou 11 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia.
• October 25 Illegally stored explosives cause an explosion in a house in northwestern China that kills at least 14 people and injures 147 others in the town of Xinmin in Shaanxi province.^[38]
• October 27–302016 WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai

November

• November 2–3 Cross-Strait Peaceful Development Forum in Beijing.^[39]
• November 3 China launches Long March 5 from China Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan.

See also

• List of Chinese films of 2016

See also

• 2016 in Chinese music
• List of Chinese films of 2016

Notes and References

1. News: 和1元纸币说拜拜 试点硬币化纸币逐步退出市场. 12 March 2016.
2. Web site: Top legislature amends law to allow all couples to have two children. https://web.archive.org/web/20151228021749/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/27/c_134955448.htm. dead. December 28, 2015. Xinhua News Agency. 27 December 2015.
3. News: China's latest step to curb stocks' wild ride: Circuit breakers. See Kit. Tang. CNBC. May 4, 2016. May 19, 2016.
4. Web site: 銅鑼灣書店失蹤.
5. Web site: Causeway Bay Books manager missing.
6. News: Missing Hong Kong bookseller 'confesses' 2003 crime on Chinese TV. 19 January 2016. CNN. Juliet Perry.
7. News: Hong Kong police: Missing bookseller Lee Bo in China. 19 January 2016. CNN. Katie Hunt.
8. News: 李克强出席亚投行理事会成立大会致辞. 17 January 2016. 中央人民政府网站. 柯立_NN5224.
9. News: 北京军区改为中部战区 善后办副政委曝光(图). 18 January 2016. 澎湃新闻网. 曹义_NN5778. https://web.archive.org/web/20160123192558/http://news.163.com/16/0118/14/BDKCHCS100014AED.html. 23 January 2016. dead.
10. News: 最强寒潮袭中国 祸首北极漩涡. 24 January 2016. 新京报.
11. News: 广州迎新中国成立后首次飘雪(图). 24 January 2016. Chinanews.com. 刘德宾 SN222.
12. News: 超级寒潮速冻中东部 南方13省区市雨雪冰冻. 24 January 2016. Weather China.
13. News: Miners rescued after 36-day ordeal underground. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129215636/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/30/c_135058473.htm. dead. January 29, 2016. Xinhua. January 29, 2016. May 19, 2016.
14. News: 李. 宣良. 习近平宣布成立五大战区. 1 February 2016. 新华网. 汪子钰_NN4690.
15. News: 外交部长王毅：中美都不承认朝鲜"拥核地位". 24 February 2016. CCTV. 郑洪昌_NN3373. https://web.archive.org/web/20160227201924/http://news.163.com/16/0224/11/BGJ8HA0B0001124J.html. 27 February 2016. dead.
16. Web site: 2016全国两会. Netease.com. 12 March 2016.
17. News: 港澳办8个字回应"香港民族党"：严重违法 绝不可能. 30 March 2016. 观察者网. 熊如梦 PN040.
18. News: 曝中国在西沙群岛部署反舰导弹 外交部:合情合理. Official Website of China's Foreign Ministry. 黄达_NN5311.
19. News: 白. 雪. 东莞麻涌龙门架倒塌18人遇难. 14 April 2016. 广州日报. 刘满元、董哲、汪万里、卢政、葛宇飞. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421135055/http://gz.ifeng.com/a/20160414/4454868_0.shtml. 21 April 2016. dead.
20. News: 每年百亿诈骗赃款被卷台湾 被追回仅20万元. 14 April 2016. 新快报(广州). 谷莹_NN6577.
21. News: 台媒称台湾"诈骗独步全球" 吁大陆严刑峻法处理. 14 April 2016. 环球时报. 宇文杰 PN051.
22. Web site: China's Xi holds talks with Lao leader to enhance ties. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506211719/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/03/c_135331775.htm. dead. May 6, 2016. Xinhua. Xinhua News Agency. 4 May 2016. May 3, 2016.
23. News: Child dies, 14 missing after boat capsizes. Shanghai Daily. Xinhua. June 6, 2016.
24. News: 警方通报浦东机场爆炸：男子投爆炸物后割颈(图). 12 June 2016. ifeng. 唐艺赫 PN085.
25. Web site: Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115070808/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/opening-date-set-for-shanghai-disney-resort-disneys-newest-world-classdestination/. dead. January 15, 2016. en-us. 2016-06-24.
26. News: Guerrero. Kay. Taiwan accidentally launches missile toward China, kills fishing boat captain. 3 July 2016. CNN. Kay Guerrero.
27. News: 导弹误射是对大陆的挑衅？蔡正元这么说. 5 July 2016. 环球时报. 雒效文.
28. News: 实拍李克强视察长江干堤：98年都过了，现在更有力量. 7 July 2016. 中国政府网. 唐艺赫.
29. News: Fatal Tiger Mauling Shows What's Wrong With Animal Parks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725170257/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/fatal-tiger-mauling-china-zoo-badaling-wildlife-world/. dead. July 25, 2016. Howards. Brian Clark. July 25, 2016. National Geographic. July 27, 2016.
30. News: Tiger Attacks Tourist, Kills Another at China Safari Park. July 25, 2016. Associated Press. NBC. July 27, 2016.
31. News: China confirms first imported Rift Valley Fever case. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725150419/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/24/c_135536007.htm. dead. July 25, 2016. July 24, 2016. Xinhua. July 27, 2016.
32. News: 广西梧州发生5.4级地震 广州深圳有震感. 31 July 2016. 中国地震台网. 彭莹羿 PN062.
33. News: 中国将于本月发射世界首颗量子卫星(图). 中国军网. 刘洋LY.
34. News: China launches first-ever quantum communication satellite. Xinhua. Editor:Liu Kan.
35. News: Explosion Kills 18 in 'Illegal' Coal Mine in Northern China. September 28, 2016. Associated Press. ABC News.
36. Web site: Typhoon leaves 5 dead in China and Taiwan. The Straits Times. September 28, 2016. September 28, 2016.
37. News: 13 people dead, 20 missing in China after typhoon and landslides. October 1, 2016. Hindustan Times. Associated Press.
38. News: Blast kills 14, injures 147 in northwestern China. Reuters. 25 October 2016.
39. Web site: KMT-CCP Beijing 'peace' forum begins - Taipei Times. 3 November 2016.