# 2017 in China

Events from the year 2017 in China.

## Incumbents

* General Secretary of the Chinese 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 Guoying
* Governor of Fujian Province – Yu Weiguo (until 2 January), Tang Dengjie (starting 2 January)
* Governor of Gansu Province – Lin Duo (until 11 April), Tang Renjian (starting 11 April)
* Governor of Guangdong Province – Tang Renjian
* Governor of Guizhou Province – Shen Yiqin
* Governor of Hainan Province – Shen Xiaoming
* Governor of Hebei Province – Zhang Qingwei (until March), Xu Qin (starting March)
* Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Lu Hao
* Governor of Henan Province – Chen Run'er
* Governor of Hubei Province – Wang Xiaodong
* Governor of Hunan Province – Xu Dazhe
* Governor of Jiangsu Province – Shi Taifeng (until April), Wu Zhenglong (starting April)
* Governor of Jiangxi Province – Liu Qi (politician, born 1957)
* Governor of Jilin Province – Liu Guozhong
* Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Qiufa (until October), Tang Yijun (starting October)
* Governor of Qinghai Province – Wang Jianjun
* Governor of Shaanxi Province – Hu Heping
* Governor of Shandong Province – Guo Shuqing (until February), Gong Zheng (starting April 11)
* Governor of Shanxi Province – Lou Yangsheng
* Governor of Sichuan Province – Yin Li
* Governor of Yunnan Province – vacant
* Governor of Zhejiang Province – Che Jun (until April), Yuan Jiajun (starting April)

## Events
### January

* 2 January to 8 January – 2017 Shenzhen Open
* 6 January - Fuzhou Metro Line 1 Phase 1 was opened
* 9 January - The state science and technology awarding meeting of the People's Republic of China for 2016 was held

### June

* 16 June – Chinese, Indian, and Bhutanese border tensions skyrocket over the construction of a road in Doklam, a disputed region between Bhutan and China. See Doklam Standoff for more.
* 28 June – The 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup begins.

### July

* 2 July – The 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup ends.
* 17 July – Chinese internet censors has banned Winnie the Pooh for its alleged resemblance to Xi Jinping.
* 7 July to 6 August – 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

### August

* 8 August:
** 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake, according to Sichuan province government offiocial document report, a Richer Scale 6.5 earthquake hit in Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan Province, killing 25 persons and injuring 525 persons.
** According to Sichuan province government official confirmed report, a landslide hit in Puge County, Sichuan Province, 25 person were human fatalities and 4 persons were hurt.
* 28 August:
** End of the Doklam Standoff as India and China move troops off the border to their original positions.
** China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group were merged, new form name China Energy Investment has start,

### October

* October – start of elections for the 13th National People's Congress
* 18 October to 24 October – 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
* 26 October to 29 October – 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions

## Deaths

* January 14 - Zhou Youguang, developer of Hanyu Pinyin
* January 15 – Han Peixin, politician
* July 13 - Liu Xiaobo, writer, literary critic, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.