2011 in China

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Events in the year 2011 in China.

Incumbents

Governors

Governor of Anhui Province – Wang Sanyun (until December), Li Bin (starting December)
Governor of Fujian Province – Huang Xiaojing (until April), Su Shulin (starting April)
Governor of Gansu Province – Liu Weiping
Governor of Guangdong Province – Zhu Xiaodan (until 5 November), Huang Huahua (starting 5 November)
Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhao Kezhi (until December), Chen Min'er (starting December)
Governor of Hainan Province – Luo Baoming (until August), Jiang Dingzhi (starting August)
Governor of Hebei Province – Chen Quanguo (until 27 August)
Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Wang Xiankui
Governor of Henan Province – Guo Gengmao
Governor of Hubei Province – Wang Guosheng
Governor of Hunan Province – Xu Shousheng
Governor of Jiangsu Province – Li Xueyong
Governor of Jiangxi Province – Wu Xinxiong (until June), Lu Xinshe (starting June)
Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Rulin (until December), Bayanqolu (starting December)
Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Zhenggao
Governor of Qinghai Province – Luo Huining
Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhao Zhengyong
Governor of Shandong Province – Jiang Daming
Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Jun (until December), Li Xiaopeng (starting December)
Governor of Sichuan Province – Jiang Jufeng
Governor of Yunnan Province – Qin Guangrong (until August), Li Jiheng (starting August)
Governor of Zhejiang Province – Lü Zushan (until August), Xia Baolong (starting August)

Events

March 2 – 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident
March 10 – 2011 Yunnan earthquake: At least 24 people are killed and 207 injured following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang County of the Yunnan province near the Burma border.^[4]^[5]^[6]
March 16 – Phuntsog self-immolation incident
March 29 – 2011 Yunnan protest

April

April 5 – The Ministry of Health dismissed media coverages about Yinzibing (HIV-negative AIDS).^[7]
April 13 – 2011 Shanghai riot
April 14 – 2011 BRICS summit
April 20 – 2011 Shanghai Truckers Strike
April 22 – Wang Jia-zheng (汪家正) self-immolation incident^[8]
April 28 – Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition 2011

May

May 10 – 2011 Xilinhot incident
May 13 – Yang Xianwen (杨显文) Tianzhu bank bombing case^[9]
May 20 – 2011 Chengdu Foxconn explosion incident
May 26 – 2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings
May – My Heart Sings Loud television variety show is launched by Dragon TV.^[10]

June

June 1 – Painting Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains reunify the two halves of the painting held by Republic of China and the People's Republic of China^[11]
June 6 – 2011 Chaozhou riot
June 7 – Wang Meng assault incident
June 10 –
- Tianjin bombing^[12]
- 2011 Zengcheng riot
June 11 – 2011 China floods (est.)
June 11 – 17 – 3rd Straits Forum
June 16 – Mutiny on Lurongyu 2682, a fishing trawler in the South Pacific. After a month-long killings from this day, 11 of the 33 crew returned to China.
June 26 – National Red Games, celebration of 90th anniversary of founding of Communist party

July

July 1 – Jiang Zemin disappearance and death rumor
July 5 – Disclosure of China National Offshore Oil Corporation 2011 Bohai bay oil spill
July 11 – 2011 Huizhou refinery explosion incident
July 18 – 2011 Hotan attack
July 23 – 2011 Wenzhou train collision
July 24 – Canada extradites Lai Changxing to China
July 30–31 – 2011 Kashgar attacks

August

August 1 – Nepal rejects China-UN backed Lumbini project
August 4 – 2011 Nanchang mass suicide protest
August 11 – 2011 Qianxi riot
August 14 – Dalian PX protest
August 12 – 2011 Summer Universiade
August 26 – 2011 Jiangmen dog ban
August 30 - Yunnan Nanpan River chromium toxic spill (est.)^[13]

September

September 1 – First China-Eurasia Expo
September 16 – Line 2, The first line of the Xian Subway was completed.
September 23 – 2011 Lufeng city riot
September 26 – Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Konchok self-immolation incident^[14]
September 27 – Shandong Foxconn fire incident
September 29 – Launch of Tiangong 1

October

October 5 – 13 Chinese crew members of two ships are murdered in the Mekong River massacre
October 10 – 100th Anniversary of Xinhai Revolution
October 13 – Death of Wang Yue and public outcry in the aftermath
October 19 – Seventh Chen-Chiang summit
October 21 – 2011 Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident^[15]^[16]^[17]
October 26 – 2011 Zhili riot
October 31 – Announcement of Sunway BlueLight, first supercomputer to use domestic processors^[18]^[19]

November

November 1 – Launch of Shenzhou 8
November 12 – 2011 Zhongshan riot
November 14 – Xi'an gas explosion^[20]
November 16 – 2011 Gansu school bus crash
November 20 – North Korean guards cross to Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County after death of Kim Jong-il^[21]
November 27 – Billionaire real estate tycoon Huang Nubo is rejected to purchase parts of Iceland

December

December 12 – 2011 Incheon fishing incident
December 21 - Protests of Wukan end
December 28 - 2011 Pishan hostage crisis

Deaths

January 14 – Liu Huaqing, 94, Chinese naval commander (1982–1988).^[22]
February 13 – Shi Yafeng, 91, Chinese geologist.^[23]
February 17 – Augustine Hu Daguo, 88, Chinese Roman Catholic underground bishop of Guiyang.^[24]
February 19 – Yuan Xuefen, 88, Chinese Yue opera actress.^[25]
August 7 – Li Xing (黎星), 54, Chinese-English journalist^[26]^[27]

Full date unknown

Liang Tianzhu, Chinese painter (born 1916)^[28]

References

^ "China-built stealth fighter takes maiden flight – Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 – English Window to China New". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ "China tests new stealth fighter". News.com.au. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ Watts, Jonathan (11 February 2011). "China bids to ease drought with $1bn emergency water aid". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ "Rescuers search for survivors in quake-hit Yingjiang". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ "24 dead, 207 injured in China quake". Straitstimes.com. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ Agence France-Presse (2011-03-10). "25 dead, 250 injured in China quake". Globalnews.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ "China's Health Ministry dismisses "HIV-Negative AIDS" concerns". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "株洲自焚者汪家正死亡官方证实消息-搜狐新闻". News.sohu.com. 2010-09-08. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ "Revenge petrol bombing injures dozens at China bank". Monsters and Critics. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ "Singit". Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
^ "中國評論新聞："富春山居圖"台北故宮合璧馬英九賀電". Chinareviewnews.com. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
^ "Revenge blast injures 2 in Tianjin". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "MACAU DAILY TIMES - Cadmium spill no threat to Macau water safety". www.macaudailytimes.com.mo. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
^ Wong, Edward (2011-09-26). "Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in Protest". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "BBC News – Chinese man in Tiananmen Square self-immolation protest". Bbc.co.uk. November 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "China confirms man set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square – World – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "Chinese man self-immolates in Tiananmen Square". www.phayul.com. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ Smith, Rich (2011-01-12). "China's New Supercomputer Means Business". DailyFinance. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "China to Build More Supercomputers With Homegrown Chips | PCWorld Business Center". Pcworld.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "Xi'an restaurant blast kills 9|Nation". chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "North Korean border guards flee to China". The Daily Telegraph. London. December 15, 2011.
^ "China's former military leader passes away – People's Daily Online". English.peopledaily.com.cn. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
^ "我国著名地理学家施雅风院士逝世". News.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
^ "Underground bishop of Shiqian dies". ucanews.com. 2011-02-17. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
^ "Maestro of China's Yueju opera Yuan Xuefen dies at 89". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-02-20. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
^ "Friends, family remember veteran reporter". Usa.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ "黎星同志生平 – 斯人已去精神永存中国日报杰出新闻工作者黎星去世- 中国日报". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
^ Liang Tianzhu Album of Painting, Tianjin Yangliuqing Fine Arts Press, 1989

[1] "China-built stealth fighter takes maiden flight – Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 – English Window to China New". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[2] "China tests new stealth fighter". News.com.au. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[3] Watts, Jonathan (11 February 2011). "China bids to ease drought with $1bn emergency water aid". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[4] "Rescuers search for survivors in quake-hit Yingjiang". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[5] "24 dead, 207 injured in China quake". Straitstimes.com. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[6] Agence France-Presse (2011-03-10). "25 dead, 250 injured in China quake". Globalnews.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[7] "China's Health Ministry dismisses "HIV-Negative AIDS" concerns". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[8] "株洲自焚者汪家正死亡官方证实消息-搜狐新闻". News.sohu.com. 2010-09-08. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[9] "Revenge petrol bombing injures dozens at China bank". Monsters and Critics. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[10] "Singit". Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08.

[11] "中國評論新聞："富春山居圖"台北故宮合璧馬英九賀電". Chinareviewnews.com. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

[12] "Revenge blast injures 2 in Tianjin". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[13] "MACAU DAILY TIMES - Cadmium spill no threat to Macau water safety". www.macaudailytimes.com.mo. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.

[14] Wong, Edward (2011-09-26). "Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in Protest". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[15] "BBC News – Chinese man in Tiananmen Square self-immolation protest". Bbc.co.uk. November 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[16] "China confirms man set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square – World – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[17] "Chinese man self-immolates in Tiananmen Square". www.phayul.com. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[18] Smith, Rich (2011-01-12). "China's New Supercomputer Means Business". DailyFinance. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[19] "China to Build More Supercomputers With Homegrown Chips | PCWorld Business Center". Pcworld.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[20] "Xi'an restaurant blast kills 9|Nation". chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[21] "North Korean border guards flee to China". The Daily Telegraph. London. December 15, 2011.

[22] "China's former military leader passes away – People's Daily Online". English.peopledaily.com.cn. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

[23] "我国著名地理学家施雅风院士逝世". News.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

[24] "Underground bishop of Shiqian dies". ucanews.com. 2011-02-17. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

[25] "Maestro of China's Yueju opera Yuan Xuefen dies at 89". News.xinhuanet.com. 2011-02-20. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

[26] "Friends, family remember veteran reporter". Usa.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[27] "黎星同志生平 – 斯人已去精神永存中国日报杰出新闻工作者黎星去世- 中国日报". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

[28] Liang Tianzhu Album of Painting, Tianjin Yangliuqing Fine Arts Press, 1989

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