2024 in China
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Events in the year 2024 in China.
Incumbents[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 12 January – 2024 China mining accident: Ten people are killed and six others are missing after an accident at a coal mine in Pingdingshan, Henan.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 22 January – A landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, kills 44 people.[3]
- 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.[4][5]
- 24 January – Thirty-nine people are killed and nine others injured during a fire at a commercial building in Yushui, Jiangxi.[6]
- 10 February – Zhaike Village massacre: An alleged mass shooting occurs in Juxian, Shandong, resulting in the deaths of at least 21 people.[7]
- 22 February – 2024 Guangzhou bridge collapse: Five people are killed when a ship rams a bridge in Guangzhou.[8]
- 24 February – A fire at an apartment block in Nanjing kills 15 people.[9]
- 28 February – China urges the world's largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty.[10]
- 13 March – Two people are killed and 26 more injured during an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at a restaurant in Langfang.[11]
- 19 March – Founder of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group Hui Ka Yan is fined 47 million yuan ($6.53 million) and barred from the securities market for life after China Securities Regulatory Commission accused the group for inflating its revenue.[12]
Holidays[edit]
- 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[edit]
- List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- 2024 in Chinese music
Deaths[edit]
- 10 January – Tian Zengpei, 93, diplomat and politician, ambassador to Yugoslavia (1986–1988) and chairperson of the committee of Foreign Affairs (1998–2003).[15]
- 11 January – Zhang Kehui, 95, politician, vice chairman of the CPPCC (1998–2008).[16]
- 12 January – Francis F. Lee, 96, Chinese-American inventor, businessman and academic.[17]
- 24 January – Dai Yi, 97, historian.[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "At least 10 killed in China mining accident". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "13 students dead in China school fire: State media". CNA. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Remaining landslide victims found in China, bringing death toll to 44". Associated Press. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "At least 50 injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan border". CNA. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "7.1 magnitude quake rattles western China, killing at least 3 people and collapsing 47 homes". Associated Press. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "A fire in China's Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media says". AP News. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "中國山東傳大型滅門慘案！村民：21人被殺包括1醫生2公安2嫌在逃". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Ship crash causes bridge collapse in China". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Apartment block fire in China's Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say". The Guardian. 2024-02-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty". Reuters. February 28, 2024.
- ^ 严茂强. "2 dead, 26 injured in Hebei eatery explosion". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "China Evergrande's flagship unit, founder punished for securities fraud". Reuters. March 18, 2024.
- ^ "China Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "国务院办公厅关于2024年, 部分节假日安排的通知" [General Office of the State Council on 2024, Notice of some holiday arrangements]. Chinese Government Website Chinese Domain (in Chinese). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "外交部党委原书记、副部长田曾佩逝世，享年94岁_中国政库_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "张克辉同志逝世--社会·法治--人民网". society.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Francis Lee Obituary - Sneider & Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral Home and Cremation Service - 2024". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "历史学家戴逸走了！他和《清史》的缘分是一段不了情_文汇". www.whb.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
External links[edit]
- Online calendar
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