2018 in China
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The following lists events that happened during2018 inChina.
Incumbents
[edit]- General Secretary of the Communist Party–Xi Jinping
- President–Xi Jinping
- Vice President
- Li Yuanchao(until 17 March 2018)
- Wang Qishan(from 17 March 2018)
- Premier–Li Keqiang
- Congress chairman
- Zhang Dejiang(until 17 March 2018)
- Li Zhanshu(from 17 March 2018)
- Consultative Conference chairman
- Yu Zhengsheng(until 14 March 2018)
- Wang Yang(from 14 March 2018)
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Anhui Province–Li Guoying
- Governor of Fujian Province–Tang Dengjie
- Governor of Gansu Province–Tang Renjian
- Governor of Guangdong Province–Ma Xingrui
- Governor of Guizhou Province–Shen Yiqin
- Governor of Hainan Province–Shen Xiaoming
- Governor of Hebei Province–Xu Qin
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province–Lu Hao(until March),Wang Wentao(starting May)
- Governor of Henan Province–Chen Run'er
- Governor of Hubei Province–Wang Xiaodong
- Governor of Hunan Province–Xu Dazhe
- Governor of Jiangsu Province–Wu Zhenglong
- Governor of Jiangxi Province–Liu Qi (politician, born 1957)(until August),Yi Lianhong(starting August)
- Governor of Jilin Province–Liu Guozhong(until 4 January),Jing Junhai(starting 4 January)
- Governor of Liaoning Province–Tang Yijun
- Governor of Qinghai Province–Wang Jianjun(until August),Liu Ning(starting August)
- Governor of Shaanxi Province–Hu Heping(until 4 January),Liu Guozhong(starting 4 January)
- Governor of Shandong Province–Gong Zheng
- Governor of Shanxi Province–Lou Yangsheng
- Governor of Sichuan Province–Yin Li
- Governor of Yunnan Province– vacant
- Governor of Zhejiang Province–Yuan Jiajun
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 2 –Shaanxi,Henan,Hubei,Anhui,Jiangsuand other places have been affected by heavy snow or blizzard, which has damaged housing, agriculture and power infrastructure in some areas, and traffic has been blocked.
- January 5 – As of 11:00, Blizzard snow caused 10 deaths in 5 provinces in Central China and East China, more than 567,000 people were affected.
February
[edit]- February 15 – TheCCTVSpring Festival Gala,which airs to millions around the country, sparks widespread criticism and faces accusations of racism after featuring a comedy sketch that featured an Asian actress in blackface and with exaggerated buttocks.[1]
March
[edit]- March 5 –13th National People's Congresswas opened.
- March 11 –National People's Congressapproves a constitutional change that removesterm limitsfor itsleaders,grantingGeneral SecretaryXi Jinpingthe status of "President for life".[2]
- March 28 –North Korea'ssupreme leaderKim Jong-un met with China's paramount leader Xi JinpinginBeijingon Kim's first reported trip outside the country since taking power.[3]
- March – scheduled date for the first plenary session to be held by the13th National People's Congress
May
[edit]- May 2 –Censorship in China:Chinese authorities have blocked the popular British children's cartoon,Peppa Pigon itsDouyin (TikTok)social media service for "subversive" content. The service had over 30,000 viral videos of Peppa Pig on its platform.[4]
- May 8 – formerChinese Communist PartyofficialSun Zhengcaisentenced tolife imprisonmentfor corruption.[5]
June
[edit]- June – planned launch of the lunar exploration missionChang'e 4.[citation needed]
August
[edit]- August 18 to 19 -Tropical Storm Rumbiacaused heavy rain in several province, causing 53 fatalities, including 2 policeman who were washed away by the flood.
September
[edit]- September 15 — the annual routineAir Defense Alertoriginally scheduled for Guangzhou was cancelled.[6]
- September 16 —Typhoon Mangkhutgradually approached Guangdong. Urban public transportation inGuangzhouandShenzhenis also affected, in which part of the Guangzhou Metro is out of service; in Shenzhen, buses, subways, and taxis are all out of service, and pure electric taxi charging stations are also closed.[7][8]
October
[edit]- October 3 – The PRC authorities orderedFan Bingbingand the companies she controls to pay around 883 million yuan (around US$129 million) in taxes, fines, and penalties. She also broke silence on her Weibo account by apologizing for what she had done.
November
[edit]- November 13 — “Great Change – A Large-Scale Exhibition Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up” was grandly opened at the National Museum of thePeople’s Republic of China.On the afternoon of the same day,Xi Jinpingcame here to visit the exhibition, reviewing the glorious course of the 40 years of reform and opening up, and proclaiming the firm determination to carry out reform and opening up.
Popular culture
[edit]Film
[edit]Deaths
[edit]
January
[edit]- 2 January –Ye Zhemin,93, art historian.[10]
- 9 January
- Guan De,85, aircraft designer.[11]
- Yuan Chengye,93, chemist.[11]
- 16 January –Liu Zhonghua,101, major general.
- 17 January –He Yousheng,86,hydrodynamicist.[11]
- 18 January –Ding Guangquan,73, comedian.
February
[edit]- 1 February –Su Bai,95, archaeologist.[12]
- 11 February –Sun Shu,84, geologist.[11]
- 12 February –Luo Haocai,83, politician and legal scholar.
- 19 February –Zhang Junsheng,81, optical engineer, politician, and academic administrator.
- 24 February –Yang Rudai,91, politician.
- 25 February –Dai Fudong,89, architect.[11]
- 26 February –Li Boguang,49, legal scholar and human rights activist.
- 28 February –Chen Xiaolu,71, businessman and princeling.
March
[edit]- 3 March
- 7 March –Hao Bailin,83, physicist.[11]
- 15 March
- Huang Wenpan,22, swimmer.
- Ling Yun,100, politician.
- 18 March –Li Ao,82, Chinese-Taiwanese writer and politician[13]
April
[edit]- 4 April –Li Zhengyou,82, agronomist and politician, Vice-Governor ofYunnanProvince.[14]
- 7 April
- 10 April
- Li Dawei,47, director.
- Li Yaowen,99, politician, general and diplomat.
- Wu Nansheng,95, politician.
- Yang Gui,89, politician, chief designer of theRed Flag Canal.
- 11 April –Li Tian,79, aerodynamicist and aircraft designer.[11]
- 12 April –Hu Chengzhi,100, palaeontologist and palaeoanthropologist.[17]
- 16 April –Lü Chuanzan,85, politician, Chairman of Hebei Provincial People's Congress (1993–1998).[18]
- 20 April –Nie Bichu,90, politician.
May
[edit]- 2 May –Wang Danfeng,93, actress
- 10 May –Wu Dechang,90, toxicologist.[11]
- 18 May –Sun Fuling,96, business executive and politician
- 19 May –Zhengzhang Shangfang,84, linguist
- 22 May –Lu Chunling,96, flautist
- 28 May –Lin Zunqi,75, physicist and specialist in solid-state laser[11]
- 30 May –Li Zaiping,92, molecular biologist[11]
June
[edit]- 8 June –Liu Jianfu,100, politician
- 9 June –Zhang Junzhao,65, film director and screenwriter (One and Eight,The Shining Arc).[19]
- 17 June –Zhao Nanqi,91, general and politician
- 20 June –Hu Wei,97, general
- 21 June –Yan Jizhou,100, film director
- 22 June –Ai Weiren,86, Chinese soldier
July
[edit]- 2 July –Liu Boli,87, nuclear chemist.[11]
- 3 July –Wang Jian,56, businessman
- 8 July –Liu Tonghua,88, pathologist.[11]
- 11 July
- Wu Bing'an,89, ethnologist
- Ji Chunhua,actor (b. 1961)
- Liu Zhenhua,general (b. 1921)
- 18 July –Ling Li,writer and historian (b. 1942).[20]
- 26 July –Sha Yexin,79, playwright
- 27 July –Song Yuquan,85, materials scientist.[11]
- 29 July –Lin Xiangdi,84,optoelectronicengineer, President of theSouthwest University of Science and Technology.[11]
- 30 July –Zhou Yaohe,91, materials scientist.[11]
- 31 July –Su Hongxi,103, surgeon.
August
[edit]- 1 August –Cui Xiuwen,artist.
- 3 August –Zhang Baosheng,57–58, qigong master.
- 7 August –Liu Guangding,88, geologist.[11]
- 11 August –Li Chaoyi,84, neurobiologist.[11]
- 12 August –Ma Jin,83, geologist.[11]
- 19 August –Hong Chaosheng,97, physicist.[11]
September
[edit]- 1 September –Chen Xian,98, politician.
- 7 September
- Chang Baohua,xiangsheng actor (b. 1930).
- Yang Side,general (b. 1921)
- Sheng Zhongguo,77, violinist
- 8 September –Yang Zhenya,90, diplomat
- 11 September –Shan Tianfang,pingshuactor (b. 1934).
- 13 September –Lin Hujia,politician (b. 1916).
- 15 September –Zhu Xu,88, actor
- 16 September
- Min Naiben,83, physicist and materials scientist.[11]
- Wang Guofa,72, politician
- 19 September –Buren Bayaer,58, singer and journalist.
- 20 September –Wang Mengshu,79, tunnel and railway engineer[11]
- 21 September –Xu Delong,66, materials scientist, President ofXi'an University of Architecture and Technology.[11]
- 23 September –Liu Jie,103, politician
- 28 September
- Zang Tianshuo,54, musician
- Shi Shengjie,65, xiangsheng comedian
October
[edit]- 3 October –Fang Nanjiang,75, novelist and general
- 5 October –Lin Xiao,politician (b. 1920).
- 9 October –Lü Junchang,53, palaeontologist
- 16 October –Ismail Amat,83, politician
- 18 October –Li Lianda,84, pharmacologist[11]
- 20 October –Zheng Xiaosong,59, politician and diplomat
- 25 October
- Chen Tiemei,83, archaeologist[21]
- Li Yong,50, television host
- 27 October –Yang Ziyuan,90, politician
- 29 October
- Wang Guangying,99, entrepreneur and politician
- Li Xifan,90, literary scholar and redologist.
- 30 October –Jin Yong,94, a Chinesewuxianovelist and newspaper founder.
- 31 October
- Chen Chuangtian,81, materials scientist[11]
- Hou Fusheng,94, petroleum engineer[11]
November
[edit]- 4 November –Wang Huanyu,63, astrophysicist.
- 6 November –Deng Qidong,80, geologist.[11]
- 7 November –Xie Shileng,83, port andcoastal engineer.[11]
- 10 November –Liu Xuyi,105, historian.[22]
- 12 November –Wang Junmin,63, politician
- 15 November
- Ba Zhongtan,88, lieutenant general
- Zhang Ting,96, politician
- 17 November –Cheng Kaijia,100, nuclear physicist and engineer.[11]
- 19 November –Wu Jianchang,79, engineer and politician
- 24 November –Shi Jiaonai,97, plant physiologist[11]
- 30 November –Chang Guitian,76, xiangsheng actor
December
[edit]- 1 December –Zhang Ouying,43, football player and coach
- 8 December –Wang Ruilin,88, general and politician
- 9 December –Peng Sixun,99, medicinal chemist[11]
- 13 December
- Gao Jindian,79, army officer
- Yuan Mu,90, politician
- 15 December –Eryue He,73, writer
- 19 December –Tömür Dawamat,91, politician
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