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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
continued to
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the
COVID-19 pandemic in China The COVID-19 pandemic in China is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). China was the first country to experience an outbreak of the di ...
with a
Zero-COVID Zero-COVID, also known as COVID-Zero and "Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, and Support" (FTTIS), was a Public health mitigation of COVID-19, public health policy implemented by some countries, especially Chinese government response to COVID-19, China ...
policy that significantly reduced transmission of
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
through large scale
lockdowns A lockdown () is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely. The term is used for a prison protocol that us ...
and testing. The Convidecia and
Sinopharm China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (CNPGC), commonly referred to as Sinopharm, is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. The corporation was the indirect major shareholder of publicly traded companies Sinopharm Group (, via a 51–49 jo ...
vaccines were approved for general use in China in February 2021. China achieved a record number of 55 space missions in 2021, including the development of the ''Tiangong'' space station and the first Chinese craft to land on Mars. Concerns about declining birth rates caused the national government to replace its
two-child policy A two-child policy is a government-imposed limit of two children allowed per family or the payment of government subsidies only to the first two children. A two-child policy has previously been used in several countries including Iran, Singapore ...
with a
three-child policy The three-child policy ( zh, , p=Sānhái Zhèngcè, s=三孩政策), whereby a couple can have three children, is a Family planning policies of China, family planning policy in the China, People's Republic of China. The policy was announced on ...
in May 2021. In the
Chinese zodiac The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year (or duodenary) cycle. The zodiac is very important in traditional ...
, 2021 was the year of the Ox and associated with the
Wuxing Wuxing may refer to: Places in China Counties and districts *Huzhou, formerly Wuxing County, Zhejiang, China *Wuxing District (吴兴区), central district of Huzhou Subdistricts (五星街道) * Wuxing Subdistrict, Mudanjiang, in Dong'an Distr ...
element of metal. Long standing territorial disputes continued in China.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam have conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, ...
led to a diplomatic incident with the Philippines in April 2021. Disputes over the recognition of Taiwan included the possibility of Lithuanian recognition of Taiwan, leading to a diplomatic crisis in August 2021. Other diplomatic disputes included the East China Sea EEZ disputes, skirmishes with India along the
China–India border The Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the context of the Sino-Indian border dispute, is a notional demarcation lineAnanth KrishnanLine of Actual Control , India-China: the line of actual contest, 13 June 2020: "In contrast, the alignment of ...
, and the continuing trade war with the United States. China strengthened its relations with Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia in 2021. A wave of political reforms continued in 2021, applying restrictions or bans to
cryptocurrency A cryptocurrency (colloquially crypto) is a digital currency designed to work through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it. Individual coin ownership record ...
, skyscrapers, private tutoring, celebrity gossip, and video games. Tech companies were placed under increased scrutiny by the Chinese government in 2021. Anti-monopoly measures were carried out, and several major companies saw significant penalties throughout the year. A property sector crisis affecting companies such as the
Evergrande Group The China Evergrande Group was a Chinese property developer, and it was the second largest in China by sales. It was founded in 1996 by Hui Ka Yan (Xu Jiayin). It sold apartments mostly to upper- and middle-income dwellers. Evergrande was i ...
in 2021 prompted economic troubles in China. Political reforms in Hong Kong restricted democracy and limited elections to candidates approved by the
Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...
.
Pro-democracy Democratization, or democratisation, is the structural government transition from an authoritarian government to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction. Whether and to what ...
newspapers and groups in Hong Kong were also shut down. Alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang continued, including accusations of genocide.


Incumbents

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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Part ...
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...
*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...
*
Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...
Wang Qishan Wang Qishan (; ; born 19 July 1948) is a Chinese retired politician who was one of the leading members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wang gained prominence in China's financial sector in the late 1980s. In 1994, Wang became the governor ...
*
Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
Li Keqiang Li Keqiang ( zh, s=李克强, p=Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing ...
* Congress chairman
Li Zhanshu Li Zhanshu (born 30 August 1951) is a Chinese retired politician, who was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2018 to 2023. He was the third-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Ch ...
* Consultative Conference chairmanWang Yang * Supervision Commission directorYang Xiaodu


Communist Party secretaries


Governors


Ongoing

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2020–2021 China–India skirmishes Beginning on 5 May 2020, People's Liberation Army, Chinese and Indian Army, Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh and t ...
*
2020–2021 Xi Jinping Administration reform spree In 2020, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and various Chinese regulatory bodies, under CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping, began a regulatory spree, strengthening regulations, issuing fines, and introducing or modifying laws. Though mostly targeted ...
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2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...
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2021 Hong Kong electoral changes The 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes were initiated by the National People's Congress (NPC) on 11 March 2021 to "amend electoral rules and improve the electoral system" of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for its Chief Executive ...
**
2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures The Hong Kong 47 is a group of 47 Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong), pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the 2020 Hong Kong national security law, Hong Kong national security law. On 6 January 2 ...
* Anti-China terrorism in Pakistan * Chinese elephants expedition *
COVID-19 pandemic in China The COVID-19 pandemic in China is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). China was the first country to experience an outbreak of the di ...
**
Chinese government response to COVID-19 During the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, the government of the People's Republic of China under General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping's Xi Jinping Administration, administration pursued a zero- ...
* East China Sea EEZ disputes *
Tang ping ''Tang ping'' ( zh, c=躺平, l=lying flat) is a Chinese slang neologism that describes a personal rejection of societal pressures to overwork and over-achieve, such as in the 996 working hour system, which is often regarded as a rat race with ...
*
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam have conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, ...


Events


January

*1 January – Amendments to the National Defence Law take effect, transferring military powers from the
State Council State Council may refer to: Government * State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative authority of China, headed by the Premier * State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of S ...
to the
Central Military Commission Central Military Commission may refer to: *Central Military Commission (China), the highest national defense organization in the People's Republic of China. *Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the highest body in Vietnam ...
, effectively giving Xi Jinping control over the military. *5 January **COVID-19 pandemic: The team sent by the
World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Gen ...
to study the origins of the coronavirus pandemic virus is blocked from entering China. The team claims their visas had not been approved yet.
Tedros Adhanom Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (, sometimes spelled ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017. He is the first African to become WHO Dire ...
expressed his dismay, saying he had been in contact with senior Chinese officials, and how important the expedition was. **
Lai Xiaomin Lai Xiaomin (; 21 July 1962 – 29 January 2021) was a Chinese politician, business executive and senior economist who served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and chairman of the board of China Huarong Asset Management from Septem ...
, former chairman of the
China Huarong Asset Management China CITIC Financial Asset Management (previously known as China Huarong) is a majority state-owned financial asset management company in China, with a focus on distressed debt management. It was one of the four asset management companies that ...
, is
sentenced to death Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in s ...
for collecting bribes. *6 January – COVID-19 pandemic: 11 million people are locked down in
Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang; Mandarin: ; formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province. A prefecture-level city southwest of Beijing, it administers eight districts, three county-le ...
due to a COVID-19 outbreak. *10 January – An explosion triggers a
mining accident A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals or metals. Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year, especially from underground mining (hard rock), underground coal mining, although accidents al ...
in
Qixia, Shandong Qixia () is a landlocked county-level city of the Shandong Peninsula, and is under the administration of Yantai City, Shandong province. The population was in 1999. It borders Penglai, Shandong, Penglai to the north, Fushan District to the north ...
. *11 January – COVID-19 pandemic: 13 members of the 15 member World Health Organization team sent to study the origins of COVID-19 arrive in
Wuhan Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...
, China. The last two members are awaiting in
Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
for their COVID-19 test results. *14 January – COVID-19 pandemic: The first recorded death from COVID-19 since May 2020 is reported in
Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...
. *20 January – 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes: Chinese forces clash with Indian forces in Naku La. *22 January – East China Sea EEZ disputes: China passes a law authorizing the
China Coast Guard The China Coast Guard (CCG) () is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the People's Armed Police (PAP) of China. The Coast Guard is an armed gendarmerie force (of corps grade), and its cutters are ...
to fire on foreign vessels in the
East China Sea The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. China names the body of water along its eastern coast as "East Sea" (, ) due to direction, the name of "East China Sea" is otherwise ...
. *30 January – The
Hualong One The Hualong One ( zh , c=华龙一号 , p=Huálóng yī hào , l=China Dragon №1) is a Chinese Generation III pressurized water nuclear reactor jointly developed by the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and the China National Nuclear Co ...
nuclear reactor begins commercial operation.


February

* 2 February –
ByteDance ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, and incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the video-sharing ap ...
files a lawsuit against
Tencent Tencent Holdings Ltd. ( zh, s=腾讯, p=Téngxùn) is a Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational technology Conglomerate (company), conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimed ...
for monopolistic practices. * 6 February – COVID-19 pandemic: China approves the
CoronaVac CoronaVac, also known as the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, was a whole inactivated virus COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech. It was phase III clinically trialled in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, the Philippines, and ...
vaccine for general use. * 7 February – China issues stricter anti-monopoly regulations to regulate internet platforms. * 8 February –
Clubhouse Clubhouse may refer to: Locations * The meetinghouse of: ** A club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal ** In the United States, a country club ** In the United Kingdom, a gentlemen's club * A ...
is blocked in China after increasing in popularity. * 10 February – The
Tianwen-1 -1 ( zh , s = 天问一号) (also referred to as TW-1) is an interplanetary mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) which sent a robotic spacecraft to Mars, consisting of 6 spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, lan ...
orbiter and rover is inserted into orbit. * 11 February – The
CCTV New Year's Gala The ''CMG New Year's Gala'', formerly known as the ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'' (), is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). I ...
attracts international controversy for the use of
blackface Blackface is the practice of performers using burned cork, shoe polish, or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. Scholarship on the origins or definition of blackface vary with some taking a glo ...
. * 15 February – A series of attacks are carried out on Chinese-owned factories in Myanmar as part of the 2021–2022 Myanmar protests. * 20 February – 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes: Chinese and Indian forces complete a withdraw from
Pangong Tso Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake (; zh, s=班公错, p=Bān gōng cuò; ) is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and Ngari Prefecture, West Tibet situated at an elevation of . It is long and divided into five sublakes, called ''Pangong Tso' ...
after a months-long standoff. * 22 February – The
Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada () is the Canadian federalism, federal legislature of Canada. The Monarchy of Canada, Crown, along with two chambers: the Senate of Canada, Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, form the Bicameral ...
votes to recognize the Chinese persecution of
Uyghurs The Uyghurs,. alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia and East Asia. The Uyghurs are recognized as the ti ...
as a genocide, becoming the second country to do so. * 25 February ** COVID-19 pandemic: China approves the Convidecia and
Sinopharm China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (CNPGC), commonly referred to as Sinopharm, is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. The corporation was the indirect major shareholder of publicly traded companies Sinopharm Group (, via a 51–49 jo ...
vaccines for general use. ** The
States General of the Netherlands The States General of the Netherlands ( ) is the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting of the Senate (Netherlands), Senate () and the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of R ...
votes to recognize the Chinese persecution of Uyghurs as a genocide.


March

*5 March – The 2021 National People's Congress begins. *8 March – Several Chinese companies file a government-backed lawsuit against Adrian Zenz for his investigation of the persecution of Uyghurs in China. *11 March – The Chinese legislature grants a committee the power to choose which candidates are eligible for
elections in Hong Kong Elections in Hong Kong take place when certain political offices in the government need to be filled. Hong Kong has a multi-party system, with numerous List of political parties in Hong Kong, parties in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legi ...
. *15 March – Beijing is covered by the 2021 East Asia sandstorm. *17 March – The European Union declares its first sanctions against China since 1989 in response to China's persecution of Uyghurs. *18 March – The United States–China talks in Alaska are held. *20 March – The recovery of hundreds of artifacts from a
Sanxingdui Sanxingdui () is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. Largely discovered in 1986, following a preliminary finding in 1927, archaeologists excavated artifacts that radiocarbon dating placed ...
dig site is announced. *22 March **A
suicide bombing A suicide attack (also known by a wide variety of other names, see below) is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators knowingly sacrifice their own lives as part of the attack. These attacks are a form of murder–suicide that is ofte ...
occurs at a government land use office in
Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
. **A
diplomatic incident An international incident (or diplomatic incident) is a dispute between two or more states that are not settled judicially. International incidents can arise from unanticipated actions involving citizens, government officials, or armed units of ...
takes places between China and the Philippines when China stations hundreds of ships off the coast of Whitsun Reef. *27 March – China and Iran sign a 25-year Cooperation Program.


April

*6 April – 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes: The
Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the ...
introduces 15 regulations on the border with India to limit entry. *10 April –
Alibaba Group Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba (), is a Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational technology company specializing in E-commerce in China, e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 28 June 1999 in Hangzho ...
is fined 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion USD). *11 April – COVID-19 pandemic: China ends the mandatory vaccination policy of several localities amid
vaccine hesitancy Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in acceptance, or refusal of vaccines despite availability and supporting evidence. The term covers refusals to vaccinate, delaying vaccines, accepting vaccines but remaining uncertain about their use, or using ce ...
. *27 April – An
oil spill An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into th ...
takes place off the coast of
Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...
. *29 April – The ''Tianhe'' core module is launched into space as the first component of the
Tiangong space station Tiangong (), officially the ''Tiangong'' space station (), is a permanently crewed space station constructed by China and operated by China Manned Space Agency. Tiangong is a modular design, with modules docked together while in low Earth o ...
.


May

*8 May – The rocket body from the ''Tianhe'' launch plunges into the ocean, prompting international concerns about safety measures for returning spacecraft. *9 May – China deletes two million posts from the internet for their discussion of Chinese history. *14 May **The
Zhurong Zhurong (), also known as Chongli (), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the ''Huainanzi'' and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south. The ...
rover is the first Chinese craft to successfully land on Mars. **Tornadoes form in
Wuhan Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National cent ...
and
Shengze Shengze () is a town in Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of ...
, killing 12 people. *19 May – China bans the use or transfer of cryptocurrencies by banks, prompting
Bitcoin Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; Currency symbol, sign: ₿) is the first Decentralized application, decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 when an unknown entity published a white paper under ...
to decline in value by nearly 30 percent. *20 May – Chinese industry sees significant economic turn down after China announces
price controls Price controls are restrictions set in place and enforced by governments, on the prices that can be charged for goods and services in a market. The intent behind implementing such controls can stem from the desire to maintain affordability of go ...
on raw materials. *21 May – A 6.4 magnitude
earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...
occurs in
Yunnan Province Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
. *22 May **21 runners die from hypothermia in the
Gansu ultramarathon disaster On 22 May 2021, twenty-one professional runners died from hypothermia while competing in a government-run trail running race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest in Jingtai County, Gansu, China. The race had 172 participants. When a cold front ...
. **A 7.4 magnitude
earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...
occurs in
Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
. **The Zhurong rover successfully deploys on Mars. *24 May – The funeral of Yuan Longping is attended by thousands of people. *25 May – Thousands are evacuated in
Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
after SEG Plaza begins wobbling without apparent cause. *29 May – The
Tianzhou 2 Tianzhou 2 () was a mission of the Tianzhou (spacecraft), Tianzhou-class uncrewed cargo spacecraft. The launch took place at 29 May 2021, 12:55:29 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC. The spacecraft successfully docked with the Tiangong space stati ...
is launched into space and it docks with the ''Tiangong'' space station. *31 May – China replaces the
two-child policy A two-child policy is a government-imposed limit of two children allowed per family or the payment of government subsidies only to the first two children. A two-child policy has previously been used in several countries including Iran, Singapore ...
with the
three-child policy The three-child policy ( zh, , p=Sānhái Zhèngcè, s=三孩政策), whereby a couple can have three children, is a Family planning policies of China, family planning policy in the China, People's Republic of China. The policy was announced on ...
to account for population decline.


June

*1 June – The first human case of influenza A virus subtype H10N3 is documented in
Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
. *2 June – The
June 4th Museum The June 4th Museum, organised by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, is a museum commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre that occurred in Beijing, China. The museum was first ...
honoring the victims of the
Tiananmen Square massacre The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between t ...
is closed following a probe into its licensing status. *4 June – COVID-19 pandemic: The Sinovac vaccine is authorized for emergency use in children. *5 June – A man kills six people with a knife in
Anqing Anqing ( zh, s=, t=安慶, p=Ānqìng, l=, also Yicheng, Nganking and formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province of China, province, China, People's Republic of China. Its popu ...
. *10 June – The
Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China The Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China (; referred to as the Data Security Law or DSL) governs the creation, use, storage, transfer, and exploitation of data within China. The law is seen to be primarily targeted at technology co ...
is enacted to regulate data collection by Chinese tech companies. *13 June – A gas line explodes at a vegetable market in
Shiyan Shiyan ( zh, s=十堰 , p=Shíyàn) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei, China, bordering Henan to the northeast, Chongqing to the southwest, and Shaanxi to the north and west. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,209,004 of who ...
, killing 25 people. *17 June **
Shenzhou 12 Shenzhou 12 () was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 17 June 2021. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the seventh crewed ...
carries
Nie Haisheng Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Co ...
, Liu Boming, and
Tang Hongbo Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo (; born October 1975) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut. He flew on his first spaceflight to the Tiangong space station as a part of the Shenzhou 12 mission, th ...
to the ''Tiangong'' space station. **The offices of the ''
Apple Daily ''Apple Daily'' ( zh, t=蘋果日報, j=ping4 gwo2 jat6 bou3) was a Chinese-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, ''Apple Daily'' was known for its sensational headlines, ...
'' are raided and its assets are frozen. *25 June – A
fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...
kills 18 students at a boarding school in
Zhecheng County Zhecheng County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangqiu, in the east of Henan province, People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia ...
. *27 June –
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (; also known as Tianfu Airport) is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It was planned in 2013 and opened in 2021 as Chengdu Shuangliu I ...
begins operation. *28 June – The
Baihetan Dam The Baihetan Dam () is a large hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, an upper stretch of the Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, in southwest China. The dam is a 289-meter-tall double-curvature arch dam with a crest elevation of 8 ...
begins generating
hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
. *30 June –
WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 6 regional offices and 15 ...
declares China to be malaria-free after four years without an indigenous case.


July

*July – The province of
Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
experiences heavy flooding, killing hundreds. *July–August – China participates in the
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
. It wins the second most gold medals with 39, but Chinese state media claims victory by adding the totals of
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
and
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
to its own. *1 July – Celebrations are held for the
100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China ( zh, link=no, s=中国共产党成立100周年庆祝活动), or the Centennial of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党成立一百周年, link ...
. *5 July –
Suning.com Suning.com Co., Ltd. ( ), formerly Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd., is one of the largest non-government retailers in China, headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Suning has more than 10,000 stores nationwide and its e-commerce platform, ''Suning ...
announces a
bailout A bailout is the provision of financial help to a corporation or country which otherwise would be on the brink of bankruptcy. A bailout differs from the term ''bail-in'' (coined in 2010) under which the bondholders or depositors of global syst ...
deal with the
Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
government and several other major corporations. *6 July **China hosts the
CPC and World Political Parties Summit The CPC and World Political Parties Summit was an international relations video conference between various international political parties, including both governing and non-governing parties, held on 6 July 2021, shortly after the 100th Anniversar ...
. **The
National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the third-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which functions as a macroeconomic management agency. Established as the State Planning C ...
bans the construction of
skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
s taller than . *7 July – Chinese conservation officials upgrade the conservation status of
giant panda The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white animal coat, coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. ...
s from
endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...
to vulnerable. *10 July – China blocks the merger of
Huya Live Huya Live ( zh, s=虎牙直播) is a Chinese video live streaming platform under HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA), one of the largest of its kind in China. HUYA Inc. is headquartered in Guangzhou and is a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited. HUYA Inc. ...
and
DouYu DouYu () is a Chinese video live streaming service. The site is the largest of its kind in China with 163.6 million monthly active users in 2019, more than the 140 million monthly active users of Twitch. In July 2019, DouYu International Hold ...
under Tencent. *12 July – The Siji Kaiyuan Hotel collapses, killing 17 people. *13 July – Construction begins on Linglong One at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant, China's first
small modular reactor The small modular reactor (SMR) is a class of small nuclear fission reactor, designed to be built in a factory, shipped to operational sites for installation, and then used to power buildings or other commercial operations. The term SMR refers t ...
. *19 July – Zhang Tao, chairman of
China Aerospace International Holdings China Aerospace International Holdings Limited (abb. CASIL) is a Hong Kong incorporated holding company. The company itself is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong ...
, is arrested and expelled from the company and the Communist Party for assaulting two senior scientists the previous month. *20 July –
Typhoon Cempaka Typhoon Cempaka was a moderately-strong and fairly long-lived tropical cyclone that caused substantial damage in China and Vietnam toward the end of July 2021. The seventh named storm and the fourth typhoon of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season, th ...
makes landfall in
Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
. *24 July **China blocks Tencent from making exclusive music copyright agreements. **China announces a ban on private tutoring. *25 July –
Typhoon In-fa Typhoon In-fa, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Fabian, was a very large and costly tropical cyclone that brought record amounts of rainfall to China in late July 2021, becoming the second-wettest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the country ...
makes landfall in China. *27 July – China conducts its first test of a
Fractional Orbital Bombardment System A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) is a warhead delivery system that uses a low Earth orbit towards its target destination. Just before reaching the target, it deorbits through a retrograde engine burn. The Soviet Union first develop ...
, including the use of a
Hypersonic Glide Vehicle A hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) is a type of warhead for ballistic missiles that can maneuver and glide at hypersonic speed. It is used in conjunction with ballistic missiles to significantly change their trajectories after launch. Convention ...
. *31 July – Singer
Kris Wu Wu Yi Fan ( zh, s=吴亦凡, ; born November 6, 1990), known professionally as Kris Wu, is a Chinese Canadian former rapper and convicted serial rapist. He is a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its subgroup Exo-M under SM En ...
is taken into custody in Beijing on suspicion of rape.


August

*1 August – COVID-19 pandemic: Millions of people in Beijing and other cities go into lockdown amid a COVID-19 outbreak. *10 August – China severs diplomatic relations with Lithuania in response to the establishment of a Lithuanian embassy in Taiwan. *15 August – The Hong Kong rights group
Civil Human Rights Front The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) was an organisation that focused on the issues of Hong Kong politics and livelihood, affiliated with almost all pan-democratic camps in Hong Kong. It was founded on 13 September 2002 and disbanded on 15 Aug ...
disbands. *20 August – The
Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China The Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国个人信息保护法; pinyin: ''Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó gèrén xìnxī bǎohù fǎ'') referred to as the Personal Information Prot ...
is enacted. *23 August – The discovery of ''
Bianchengichthys ''Bianchengichthys'' is a genus of maxillate placoderm fish from the late Silurian Period. Its fossils have been recovered from Yunnan Province, China, and it is represented by only one species: ''Bianchengichthys micros''. Description ''Bian ...
'' is reported following the excavation of its fossils. *23–24 August – COVID-19 pandemic: Thousands of people in
Ruili Ruili ( zh, s=瑞丽 , t=瑞麗 , p=Ruìlì; ; ; ; ), called Möng Mao in Tai, is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is a major border crossing between China and Myanmar, with the town of Muse loc ...
are evacuated to
Mangshi Mangshi ( zh, c=芒市, w=Mangshih; ; Jingpho language, Jingpho: ), former name Luxi ( zh, labels=no , c=潞西), is a county-level city and the seat of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in western Yunnan province, China. Mangshi has an ...
for a 14-day quarantine. *24 August – The
Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
establishes new guidelines requiring
Xi Jinping Thought Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, commonly abbreviated outside China as Xi Jinping Thought, is a political doctrine created during General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership of the Chinese Communist ...
to be taught in schools. *26 August – Dong Hong, former corruption investigator at the
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest supervisory organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCDI is elected and supervised by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP National Congress. ...
, is put on trial for accepting bribes. *27 August – China establishes regulations on
fan culture A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant portion of ...
on the internet, including a ban on
celebrity gossip A gossip magazine, also referred to as a tabloid magazine, is a magazine that features scandalous stories about the Personal life, personal lives of Celebrity, celebrities and other well-known individuals. In North America, this genre of magazine ...
. All content relating to actress
Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker, and businesswoman. Regarded as one of China's Four Dan Actresses, she rose to pan-Asian fame for her rol ...
is removed from Chinese internet. *30 August – China bans children from accessing online video games outside of a designated periods that add up to three hours each week.


September

* September ** 2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis: The
Evergrande Group The China Evergrande Group was a Chinese property developer, and it was the second largest in China by sales. It was founded in 1996 by Hui Ka Yan (Xu Jiayin). It sold apartments mostly to upper- and middle-income dwellers. Evergrande was i ...
goes into a debt crisis that affects the broader Chinese economy. ** The
2021 National Games of China The 14th National Games of China (中华人民共和国第十四届运动会), branded as Shaanxi 2021 (陕西2021), was a multi-sports event held throughout Shaanxi from 15 to 27 September 2021 (though some events took place before the Games st ...
are held. ** Activists Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing are detained in
Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
. * 2 September – The
National Radio and Television Administration The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-own ...
bans the portrayal of effeminate men in media. * 8 September – Francis Cui Qingqi is appointed as the bishop of Wuhan after an agreement between China and the Vatican. * 12 September – The
2021 Macanese legislative election Legislative elections were held in Macau on 12 September 2021. This legislative election will return 33 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with 14 directly elected by all electorates, 12 indirectly elected by special interest groups ...
is held, with most pro-democracy candidates declared ineligible by the Chinese government. * 14 September – The Haidian District People's Court dismisses the sexual harassment case by Zhou Xiaoxuan against Zhu Jun. * 16 September – A 6.0 magnitude
earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...
occurs in
Lu County Lu County or Luxian () is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city. History Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The ...
, killing three people. * 17 September – China applies to join the
CPTPP The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), previously abbreviated as TPP11 or TPP-11 before enlargement, is a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand ...
. * 19 September – The
2021 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections The 2021 Election Committee subsector elections were held on 19 September 2021 for elected seats of the 1,500 members of the Election Committee (EC) which is responsible for electing 40 of the 90 seats in the Legislative Council (LegCo) in the 2 ...
are held with eligible candidates pre-approved by the Chinese government. * 20 September ** The unmanned
Tianzhou 3 Tianzhou 3 () was a mission of the Tianzhou-class uncrewed cargo spacecraft, launched on 20 September 2021, at 07:10:11 UTC. Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft was launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan, China on ...
spacecraft launches to resupply the ''Tiangong'' space station. **
Universal Studios Beijing Universal Studios Beijing () is a theme park in Beijing, China, that opened in 2021, as part of Universal Beijing, Universal Beijing Resort. It is the seventh Universal-built park, and third in Asia, after Universal Studios Japan and Universal S ...
opens to the public. * 22 September –
Harbin Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...
goes into partial lockdown following an outbreak of COVID-19. * 25 September **
Meng Wanzhou Meng Wanzhou ( zh, c=孟晚舟; born 13 February 1972), also known as Cathy Meng and Sabrina Meng, also informally known in China as the "Princess of Huawei", is a Chinese business executive. She is the deputy chair of the board and chief fin ...
returns to China after being released by the United States and Canada in exchange for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. ** The
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China ( zh, link=no, t=香港市民支援愛國民主運動聯合會; abbr. ; ) was a pro-democracy organisation that was established on 21 May 1989 in the then British Hon ...
votes to dissolve itself.


October

* 2 October – Former justice minister Fu Zhenghua is detained for violating party discipline. * 12 October – The National Development and Reform Commission announces that energy in China will be distributed through a
market economy A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand. The major characteristic of a mark ...
after government price controls lead to an energy crisis. * 14 October **
Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE), also named Xihe () after the solar deity, is China's first solar observatory. It was launched aboard a Long March 2D rocket on 14 October 2021. CHASE is a satellite operating at a 517-kilometer-altitude Su ...
, the first Chinese solar observation satellite, is launched. ** The
2021 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy The 2021 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy was held on October 13–17, 2021, in Beijing, China. It was intended to be a 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series event. However, as only the men's and women's singles events featured international participan ...
is held in Beijing. * 15 October –
Shenzhou 13 Shenzhou 13 () was a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 15 October 2021. It carried three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. The mission was the eighth crew ...
carries
Wang Yaping Wang Yaping (; born January 1980) is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. Wang was the second female taikonaut selected to the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, the second Chinese woman in space, and the first Chinese ...
,
Zhai Zhigang Zhai Zhigang (; born 11 October 1966) is a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as a People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut. During the Shenzhou 7 missio ...
, and
Ye Guangfu Ye Guangfu ( zh, s=叶光富, p=Yè Guāngfù; born September 1980) is a Chinese fighter pilot and People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A veteran of the Shenzhou 13 and Shenzhou 1 ...
to the ''Tiangong'' space station. * 20 October ** The
Cyberspace Administration of China The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC; ) is the national internet regulator and censor of the People's Republic of China. The agency was initially established in 2011 by the State Council as the State Internet Information Office (SIIO) ...
delists
Caixin Caixin Media () is a Chinese media group based in Beijing known for business and investigative journalism. Structure The founder and publisher is Hu Shuli, a former Knight Fellow in journalism at Stanford University, and an honorary doctora ...
as an official news outlet. ** The
Olympic flame The Olympic flame is a Olympic symbols, symbol used in the Olympic movement. It is also a symbol of continuity between ancient and modern games. The Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece, several months before the Olympic Games. This ceremony s ...
arrives in Beijing for the
2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
. * 26 October ** COVID-19 pandemic: Six COVID-19 cases prompt
Lanzhou Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. His ...
to go into lockdown. ** 2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis: Modern Land defaults on a bond payment, exacerbating the sector's debt crisis.


November

*2 November – Tennis player
Peng Shuai Peng Shuai (; ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA ...
makes allegations of
sexual assault Sexual assault is an act of sexual abuse in which one intentionally Physical intimacy, sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or Coercion, coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their w ...
against
Zhang Gaoli Zhang Gaoli ( zh, 张高丽; ; born November 1946) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the first-ranking vice premier of China between 2013 and 2018, and as the seventh-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chi ...
, former
Vice Premier of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China serves as a deputy leader within the State Council. In terms of administrative hierarchy, the Vice Premier holds a position superior to that of ministers, commission dir ...
and a high-ranking official of the
Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...
. *5 November – Former Vice Minister of Public Security Sun Lijun is arrested on charges of accepting bribes. *11 November – The
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the Central committee, highest organ when the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, national congress is not ...
memorializes Xi Jinping as a major historical figure in the Sixth Plenum. *12 November – The M+ art museum opens in Hong Kong to scrutiny amid increased censorship in the city. *21 November –
Darryl O'Young Darryl Hayden O'Young () is a Canadian-born Hong Kong racing driver. Career Early career O'Young began racing in 1988 at the age of eight. Trained by his father he honed his driving skills in karting winning numerous championships. The highlight ...
wins the 2021 Macau Grand Prix.


December

* 1 December ** COVID-19 pandemic: 13 million people are put under lockdown in
Xi'an Xi'an is the list of capitals in China, capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populou ...
after 52 cases are discovered in a COVID-19 outbreak. ** The
Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future fo ...
suspends all games in China in response to the treatment of tennis player Peng Shuai. * 3 December ** The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index falls by 9.1 percent, the largest fall since 2008. ** Chinese Olympic medalists perform in a goodwill tour in Hong Kong. * 4 December – China hosts the International Democracy Forum after it is not invited to the Summit for Democracy. * 13 December – COVID-19 pandemic: The first case of
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) is a Variants of SARS-CoV-2, variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa on 24 November 2021. It was first detected in Botswana and has ...
in mainland China is documented in
Tianjin Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...
. * 19 December – The
2021 Hong Kong legislative election The 2021 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was a general election held on 19 December 2021 for the 7th Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Under the drastic 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes, Beijing-imposed electoral overhaul, the composition ...
takes places with candidates pre-selected by the Chinese Communist Party. * 20 December – The
People's Bank of China The People's Bank of China (officially PBC and unofficially PBOC) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for carrying out monetary policy as determined by the ''PRC People's Bank Law'' and the ''PRC Commercia ...
cuts its main interest rate for the first time in 20 months. * 21 December – The discovery of a fossilized dinosaur embryo in China is reported. * 26 December – The Ziyuan I-02E satellite is sent into orbit. * 29 December –
Stand News ''Stand News'' ( zh, t=立場新聞) was a free non-profit online news website based in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2021. Founded in December 2014, it was the successor of ''House News''. It primarily focused on social and Politics of Hong Kong, po ...
is shut down after its editors are arrested and its assets are frozen.


Deaths


January–March

* 1 January – Sun Qiaolu, 25, actress. * 5 January – Joseph Zong Huaide, 100, bishop of Sanyuan. * 8 January –
Xu Qinxian Xu Qinxian (; August 1935 – 8 January 2021) was a Chinese major general of the People's Liberation Army. As commander of the 38th Group Army, he refused the order to use force against demonstrators in Beijing during the 1989 Tiananmen Square ...
, 85, major general of the People's Liberation Army. * 28 January – Wang Shouguan, 98, astronomer. * 29 January –
Lai Xiaomin Lai Xiaomin (; 21 July 1962 – 29 January 2021) was a Chinese politician, business executive and senior economist who served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and chairman of the board of China Huarong Asset Management from Septem ...
, 58, economist. * 5 February – Shen Zhonghou, 92, engineer. * 7 February – Cheng Rongshi, 93, physical chemist. * 19 February –
Liu Fusheng Liu Fusheng (; October 1931 – 19 February 2021) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Dingxiang County, Shanxi. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1947. He was People's Congress Chairman and CPPCC Chairman of Hunan. Career Liu was born ...
, 89, politician. * 22 February – Liu Zhongshan, 92, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army. * 28 February – Mahinur Qasim, 92, Xinjiang politician. * 2 March – Zhou Yulin, 98, mathematician. * 6 March –
Chi Shangbin Chi Shangbin ( zh, s=迟尚斌, t=迟尚斌, p=Chí Shàngbīn; 19 September 1949 – 6 March 2021) was a Chinese football player and coach. As player, he spent his whole career playing for Liaoning, and also represented China at international ...
, 71, football player. * 13 March ** Zhou Youyuan, 82, astrophysicist. ** Wang Fuchun, 79, photographer. * 22 March –
Peng Shilu Peng Shilu (; 18 November 1925 – 22 March 2021) was a Chinese nuclear engineer. Hailed as "the father of China's nuclear submarines" and the "father of China's naval nuclear propulsion", he was the first chief designer of the country's nuclear ...
, 95, nuclear engineer. * 26 March – Shen Shanjiong, 103, microbiologist. * 27 March – Xie Yuyuan, 96, pharmaceutical chemist. * 31 March – Li Jingwen, 88, economist.


April–June

* 12 April – Yang Xiong, 67, mayor of Shanghai. * 23 April –
Luo Qingquan Luo Qingquan (; 9 November 1945 – 23 April 2021) was a politician of the People's Republic of China and the former Governor and Communist Party Chief of Hubei province. Born in Jiangling, Hubei, Luo started working in 1968, and joined the CPC ...
, 75, politician. * 28 April – Min Guirong, 87, thermophysicist. * 29 April –
Zhang Enhua Zhang Enhua ( zh, s=张恩华, t=張恩華, p=Zhāng Ēnhuá; 28 April 1973 – 29 April 2021) was a Chinese professional football player and coach. As a player, he was a defender from 1994 to 2006 and represented Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town ...
, 48, football player. * 5 May – Cheng Youshu, 97, diplomat and poet. * 6 May –
Liu Xingtu Liu Xingtu (; 10 September 1936 – 6 May 2021) was a Chinese agronomist born in Malacca, Malaya. He specialized in wetland research and regional agriculture of Northeast China. Liu was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineerin ...
, 84, agronomist. * 14 May – Wang Yuan, 91, mathematician. * 20 May – Zuo Hui, 50, real estate tycoon. * 22 May ** Huang Guanjun, 34, marathon runner. **
Liang Jing Liang Jing may refer to: * Liang Jing (actress) (born 1972), Chinese actress * Liang Jing (runner) (1989–2021), Chinese ultramarathon runner * Liang Jing (cyclist) (born 1985), Chinese track cyclist {{hndis ...
, 31, marathon runner. ** Wu Mengchao, 98, hepatobiliary surgeon. **
Yuan Longping Yuan Longping (; September 7, 1930May 22, 2021) was a Chinese agronomist and inventor. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part of the Green Revolution in a ...
, 90, agronomist. * 26 May ** Chen Qingru, 94, mineralogist. **
Ren Farong Ren Farong (; June 1936 – 26 May 2021) was a Chinese Taoist priest, religious leader, calligrapher, philanthropist, and politician. He was Venerable Master of the Chinese Taoist Association between 2005 and 2015. He was president of the World R ...
, 84, Taoist priest. * 28 May ** He Zhaowu, 99, historian. ** Zhang Kaiyuan, 94, historian. * 7 June – Su Yiran, 102, politician. * 11 June –
Zhang Zuoji Zhang Zuoji (18 January 1945 – 11 June 2021) was a Chinese politician and the former governor of Heilongjiang. He also served as the director of the economic committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Bi ...
, 76, politician. * 13 June – Su Dongshui, 89, economist. * 14 June – Chen Shijun, 23, student. * 16 June – Huang Xiling, 94, geotechnical specialist. * 17 June –
Xu Yuanchong Xu Yuanchong (; 18 April 1921 – 17 June 2021) was a Chinese translator, best known for translating Chinese ancient poems into English and French. He was a professor at Peking University since 1983. Early career Xu Yuanchong was born in Nanch ...
, 100, translator. * 27 June ** Gao Shangquan, 92, economist. ** Jiang Jingshan, 85, aerospace engineer. * 29 June – Xue Yuqun, 89, hydrogeologist.


July–September

* July – He Kang, 98, politician. * 9 July – Matthew Cao Xiangde, 93, bishop of Zhejiang. * 12 July – Xu Jingren, 76, businessman. * 27 July – Wen Shizhen, 81, politician. * 6 August – Wang Wenjuan, 94, actress. * 17 August – Guo Jingkun, 87, chemist. * 25 August – Zheng Zhemin, 96, explosives engineer. * 28 August **
Jiang Chunyun Jiang Chunyun (; April 1930 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician most active in the 1980s and 1990s, who served as Vice Premier, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and a member of the Politburo of ...
, 91, politician. ** Jin Renqing, 77, politician. * 31 August – Xu Houze, 87, geodesist. * 12 September – Guang Gao, 76, computer scientist. * 22 September – Huang Hongjia, 97, physicist. * 28 September – Wang Jianmin, 78, full general of the People's Liberation Army.


October–December

* 1 October **
Zhang Hanxin Zhang Hanxin (1 January 1936 – 1 October 2021) was a Chinese scientist specializing in fluid mechanics, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was chairman of Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society. Biography Zhang was born i ...
, 85, physicist. **
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, 58, general of the People's Liberation Army. * 4 October – Li Zhengming, 90, engineer. * 5 October – Ye Keming, 84, engineer. * 7 October –
Chen Wenxin Chen Wenxin (23 September 1926 – 7 October 2021) was a Chinese biologist specializing in soil microorganisms and bacterial taxonomy, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Some English-language sources cite her as "Wen Xin Che ...
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Xu Qin Xu Qin (; born October 1961) is a Chinese politician, and the current Party Secretary of Heilongjiang. Previously he had served as governor of Hebei, and before that, mayor, then Party Secretary of Shenzhen, China's most prominent special ec ...
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Li Zehou Li Zehou ( zh, s=李泽厚, hp=; 13 June 1930 – 2 November 2021) was a Chinese scholar of philosophy and intellectual history. He is considered an influential modern scholar of Chinese history and culture whose work was central to the period ...
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, 61, actor. * 13 December – Wang Xuezhen, 95, politician. * 21 December – Chen Niannian, 80, nuclear engineer. * 31 December –
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, 92, politician.


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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
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History of China The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the ...
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Government of China The government of the People's Republic of China is based on a system of people's congress within the parameters of a unitary communist state, in which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enacts its policies through people's congresses. ...
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Politics of China In the People's Republic of China, politics functions within a socialist state framework based on the system of people's congress under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with the National People's Congress (NPC) functionin ...
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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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2021 in Hong Kong Events in the year 2021 in Hong Kong. Incumbents Executive branch * Chief Executive: Carrie Lam ** Chief Secretary for Administration: Matthew Cheung ** Financial Secretary: Paul Mo-po Chan ** Secretary for Justice: Teresa Cheng Legislat ...
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2021 in Macau Events in the year 2021 in Macau, China. Incumbents * Chief Executive: Ho Iat Seng * President of the Legislative Assembly: Kou Hoi In Events * 4 August – Macau launches compulsory COVID-19 testing for all 680,000 people at 41 tes ...


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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...