2024 in China


2024 in China


Events in the year 2024 in China.

Incumbents

  • 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

January

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 22 January – A landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, kills 44 people.
  • 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.
  • 24 January – Thirty-nine people are killed and nine others injured during a fire at a commercial building in Yushui, Jiangxi.

February

  • 10 February – Ju County attack: An alleged mass murder occurs in Ju County, Shandong, resulting in the deaths of at least 21 people.
  • 22 February – 2024 Guangzhou bridge collapse: Five people are killed when a ship rams a bridge in Guangzhou.
  • 24 February – A fire at an apartment block in Nanjing kills 15 people.
  • 28 February – China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty.

March

  • 11 March – Seven miners are killed and 24 others are injured in an explosion inside a coal mine in Anhui.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

April

  • 13 April – Twelve people are killed after a tourist boat sinks near Qinhuangdao, Hebei.
  • 22 April – Heavy rain triggers flooding in Guangdong Province, causing around 10 deaths and 110,000 evacuations.
  • 27 April – Five people are killed and 140 buildings are damaged after a tornado strikes Guangzhou.

May

  • 1 May – At least 48 people are killed after a mountainside section of highway in Meizhou, Guangdong Province collapses during heavy rains.
  • 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.
  • 7 May – Two people are killed and 21 others are injured in a mass stabbing inside a hospital in Zhenxiong, Yunnan Province.
  • 9 May – Nine people are killed and two others are injured in collision between a truck and a passenger van near Qingtongxia, Ningxia.
  • 14 May – United States President Joe Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips, and medical products.
  • 16 May – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of his two-day visit to China.
  • 18 May
    • An investigation is opened into Agriculture minister Tang Renjian for suspected corruption-related violations.
    • The Great Wall Marathon returns after a four-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 20 May – Two people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass stabbing at a primary school in Guixi, Jiangxi Province.
  • 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.
  • 23 May – One person is killed and three others are injured in a suspected gas explosion inside an apartment in Harbin.
  • 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.
  • 27 May – Four people are killed after an apartment building collapses in Tongling, Anhui.

June

  • 2 June – China's Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully lands on the far side of the Moon.

Holidays

Source:

  • 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

  • List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
  • 2024 in Chinese music

Deaths

  • 10 January – Tian Zengpei, 93, diplomat and politician, ambassador to Yugoslavia (1986–1988) and chairperson of the committee of Foreign Affairs (1998–2003).
  • 11 January – Zhang Kehui, 95, politician, vice chairman of the CPPCC (1998–2008).
  • 12 January – Francis F. Lee, 96, Chinese-American inventor, businessman and academic.
  • 24 January – Dai Yi, 97, historian.

See also

  • Timeline of Chinese history
  • Years in China

References

External links

  • Online calendar
  • Media related to 2024 in China at Wikimedia Commons

Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: 2024 in China by Wikipedia (Historical)



 








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