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{{Year in China|2016}}
==Incumbents==
*[[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China|General Secretary of the Communist Party]] – [[Xi Jinping]]
*[[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] – [[Xi Jinping]]
*[[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] – [[Li Keqiang]]
*[[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress chairman]] – [[Zhang Dejiang]]
*[[Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Consultative Conference chairman]] – [[Yu Zhengsheng]]▼
▲*[[Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Conference chairman]] – [[Yu Zhengsheng]]
===Governors===
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* [[Politics of Shanxi|Governor of Shanxi Province]] – [[Li Xiaopeng (politician)|Li Xiaopeng]] (until August), [[Lou Yangsheng]] (starting August)
* [[Politics of Sichuan|Governor of Sichuan Province]] – [[Wei Hong]] (until January), [[Yin Li (politician)|Yin Li]] (starting January)
* [[Yunnan|Governor of Yunnan Province]] – [[Chen Hao (politician)|Chen Hao]] (until December)
* [[Politics of Zhejiang|Governor of Zhejiang Province]] – [[Li Qiang]] (until June), [[Che Jun]] (starting June)
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*January 1{{spaced endash}}
**People's Bank of China Shandong Branch announced will using coin replacing bill in 1 yuan value as testing field in 5 cities including Qingdao, Zaozhuang, Jining, Linyi and Rizhao.<ref>{{cite news|title=和1元纸币说拜拜 试点硬币化纸币逐步退出市场|url=http://weibo.com/p/1001593952143143948496|access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref>
**China officially transitions from its [[one-child policy]] to a [[two-child policy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/27/c_134955448.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228021749/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/27/c_134955448.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 28, 2015|title=Top legislature amends law to allow all couples to have two children|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]| date=27 December 2015}}</ref>
*January 2–9{{spaced endash}} [[2016 WTA Shenzhen Open|2016 Shenzhen Open]]
*January 4{{spaced endash}} Chinese regulators introduce a [[trading curb|circuit breaker]] in an attempt to prevent stock market crashes, halting trade.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/07/chinas-latest-step-to-curb-shanghai-composites-wild-ride-circuit-breakers.html|title=China's latest step to curb stocks' wild ride: Circuit breakers|first=See Kit|last=Tang|publisher=[[CNBC]]|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
*January{{spaced endash}} 5 members of Causeway bay books of Hong Kong, including the manager go missing.<ref>{{cite web|title=銅鑼灣書店失蹤|url=https://hk.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A2oKmLj1TItWqDEAt_.yygt.;_ylc=X1MDMjExNDcwMjAwMgRfcgMyBGZyAwRncHJpZAMxbnZjNS5oNFIwdWZPU1J5YmVPQWtBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwMwBG9yaWdpbgNoay5zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzcEcXVlcnkDjxAR0X3N0bXADMTQ1MTk3MDEwNg--?p=%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%E6%9B%B8%E5%BA%97%E5%A4%B1%E8%B9%A4&fr=sfp&fr2=sb-top-hk.search&iscqry=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Causeway Bay Books manager missing|url=https://insideretail.hk/2015/11/17/causeway-bay-books-manager-missing/}}</ref> China's television states that he used to have a name Gui Minhai in committing a hit-and-run crime in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Missing Hong Kong bookseller 'confesses' 2003 crime on Chinese TV|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/17/asia/hong-kong-bookseller-confesses-crime-chinese-tv/index.html|access-date=19 January 2016|agency=CNN|publisher=Juliet Perry}}</ref> He and his staff went missing mysteriously starts on December 30, 2015, and it's later confirmed that they are all in mainland China.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong police: Missing bookseller Lee Bo in China|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/18/asia/hong-kong-china-missing-bookseller-lee-bo/index.html|access-date=19 January 2016|agency=CNN|publisher=Katie Hunt}}</ref>
*January 16{{spaced endash}} The Council of [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] established. President [[Xi Jinping]] and Premier [[Li Keqiang]] master the founding ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|title=李克强出席亚投行理事会成立大会致辞|url=http://news.163.com/16/0117/10/BDHCA27500014PRF.html|access-date=17 January 2016|agency=中央人民政府网站|publisher=柯立_NN5224}}</ref>
*January 17{{spaced endash}} The [[Beijing Military Region]] reform as Central Battle Region.<ref>{{cite news|title=北京军区改为中部战区 善后办副政委曝光(图)|url=http://news.163.com/16/0118/14/BDKCHCS100014AED.html|access-date=18 January 2016|agency=澎湃新闻网|publisher=曹义_NN5778|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123192558/http://news.163.com/16/0118/14/BDKCHCS100014AED.html|archive-date=23 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*January 20–25{{spaced endash}} A century cold wave hits nearly all parts of China, it is first happened in Siberia, and then goes down to hit China.<ref>{{cite news|title=最强寒潮袭中国 祸首北极漩涡|url=http://weibo.com/p/1001593933270503983170|access-date=24 January 2016|agency=新京报}}</ref> By January 24, it hits the Southern part of China, [[Guangzhou]], [[Hong Kong]] has its first snow in the new century and the ninth of its recorded history.<ref>{{cite news|title=广州迎新中国成立后首次飘雪(图)|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-01-24/doc-ifxnuvxc1840779.shtml|access-date=24 January 2016|agency=Chinanews.com|publisher=刘德宾 SN222}}</ref> It is described as the Emperor Level Blizzard.<ref>{{cite news|title=超级寒潮速冻中东部 南方13省区市雨雪冰冻|url=http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/nfzyyxbdtq/|access-date=24 January 2016|agency=Weather China}}</ref>
*January 29{{spaced endash}} After being trapped for 36 days, four miners are rescued from a collapsed mine in Baotai, [[Shandong Province]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/30/c_135058473.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129215636/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/30/c_135058473.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2016|title=Miners rescued after 36-day ordeal underground|publisher=[[Xinhua]]|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
{{See also|January 2016 East Asia cold wave}}
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*April 13
**A building in an industrial zone of Machong County, Dongguan collapse. 18 deaths are reported.<ref>{{cite news|last1=白|first1=雪|title=东莞麻涌龙门架倒塌18人遇难|url=http://gz.ifeng.com/a/20160414/4454868_0.shtml|access-date=14 April 2016|agency=广州日报|publisher=刘满元、董哲、汪万里、卢政、葛宇飞|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421135055/http://gz.ifeng.com/a/20160414/4454868_0.shtml|archive-date=21 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**8 Taiwanese criminals out of 10 are sent back to
*April 17{{spaced endash}}[[Chinese Central Television]] broadcasts a report on [[Changzhou Foreign Languages School controversy|Changzhou Foreign Languages School]] stating hundreds of students have fallen ill from pollution.
*April 27 – May 1{{spaced endash}}[[2016 Extreme Sailing Series]] in [[Qingdao]]
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===May===
*May 2{{spaced endash}}The [[Cyberspace Administration of China]] announces an investigation into the [[death of Wei Zexi]], a student who died following experimental treatment for [[synovial sarcoma]] he discovered on the search engine [[Baidu]].
*May 3{{spaced endash}}[[Xi Jinping]] meets with [[Laos|Laotian]] president [[Bounnhang Vorachith]].<ref>{{cite web|title=China's Xi holds talks with Lao leader to enhance ties|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/03/c_135331775.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506211719/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-05/03/c_135331775.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2016|website=Xinhua|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|access-date=4 May 2016|date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>
*May 7{{spaced endash}}[[Death of Lei Yang|Lei Yang]], a Chinese environmentalist, dies after an altercation with police in [[Changping District]], [[Beijing]].
*May 15–22{{spaced endash}}[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup]] in [[Kunshan]], [[Jiangsu]]
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*June 4{{spaced endash}} A tour boat in [[Guangyuan]] [[capsizing|capsizes]], killing a child and leaving 14 missing out of 18 passengers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nation/Child-dies-14-missing-after-boat-capsizes/shdaily.shtml|publisher=Shanghai Daily|agency=[[Xinhua]]|title=Child dies, 14 missing after boat capsizes|date=June 6, 2016}}</ref>
*June 12{{spaced endash}} A man commits a suicide bombing at the international departure of [[Shanghai Pudong Airport]] causes 4 injuries, 1 deadly hurt.<ref>{{cite news|title=警方通报浦东机场爆炸：男子投爆炸物后割颈(图)|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160612/48959745_0.shtml|access-date=12 June 2016|agency=ifeng|publisher=唐艺赫 PN085}}</ref>
*June 16 {{Spaced en dash}} The [[Shanghai Disney Resort]] opens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/opening-date-set-for-shanghai-disney-resort-disneys-newest-world-classdestination/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115070808/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/opening-date-set-for-shanghai-disney-resort-disneys-newest-world-classdestination/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2016|title=Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination|language=en-us|access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref>
===July===
*July 1{{spaced endash}} A Taiwan military ship fires a missile mistakenly.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Kay|title=Taiwan accidentally launches missile toward China, kills fishing boat captain|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/01/asia/taiwan-fires-missile-on-china/index.html|access-date=3 July 2016|agency=CNN|publisher=Kay Guerrero}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=导弹误射是对大陆的挑衅？蔡正元这么说|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160705/49292961_0.shtml|access-date=5 July 2016|agency=环球时报|publisher=雒效文}}</ref> The day is the [[Communist Party of China|CPC]] founding celebration day while CPC founded on July 23, 1921, but for easy remembering, the founding day is set to be July 1.
*July 6{{spaced endash}}[[Hubei province]] floods.<ref>{{cite news|title=实拍李克强视察长江干堤：98年都过了，现在更有力量|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160707/49311943_0.shtml|access-date=7 July 2016|agency=中国政府网|publisher=唐艺赫}}</ref>
*July 23{{spaced endash}} A woman is killed after attempting to defend her daughter from a tiger at Badaling Wildlife World Park in [[Beijing]]. The daughter sustains serious injuries.<ref name=tigernatgeo>{{cite news|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/fatal-tiger-mauling-china-zoo-badaling-wildlife-world/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725170257/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/fatal-tiger-mauling-china-zoo-badaling-wildlife-world/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2016|title=Fatal Tiger Mauling Shows What's Wrong With Animal Parks|last=Howards|first=Brian Clark|date=July 25, 2016|publisher=[[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/tiger-attacks-tourist-kills-another-china-safari-park-n615996|title=Tiger Attacks Tourist, Kills Another at China Safari Park|date=July 25, 2016|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref>
*July 24{{spaced endash}} The first case of [[rift valley fever]] in China is identified.<ref name=xinhuariftrever>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/24/c_135536007.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725150419/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/24/c_135536007.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2016|title=China confirms first imported Rift Valley Fever case|date=July 24, 2016|publisher=[[Xinhua]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref>
*July 31{{spaced endash}}[[Cangwu County]], [[Wuzhou]], [[Guangxi]] earthquakes by 5:18 pm at level 5.4. The center is near Guangzhou 204 kilometers. People in Guangzhou and Shenzhen can sense the quake.<ref>{{cite news|title=广西梧州发生5.4级地震 广州深圳有震感|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160731/49693548_0.shtml|access-date=31 July 2016|agency=中国地震台网|publisher=彭莹羿 PN062}}</ref>
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===September===
*September 4–5{{spaced endash}}[[2016 G-20 Hangzhou summit]]
*September 27{{spaced endash}}An explosion at a coal mine in [[Shizuishan]] kills 18 workers, leaving two missing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dead-11-trapped-coal-mine-explosion-northern-china-42387006|title=Explosion Kills 18 in 'Illegal' Coal Mine in Northern China|date=September 28, 2016|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[ABC News
*September 28{{spaced endash}} [[Typhoon Megi]] makes landfall in mainland China.<ref name="ST">{{cite web|title=Typhoon leaves 5 dead in China and Taiwan|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/typhoon-leaves-5-dead-in-china-and-taiwan|publisher=The Straits Times|access-date=September 28, 2016|date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> Major landslides caused by Megi occur in Sucun Village (in [[Lishui]]), and [[Wencheng County]].<ref name="HindustanTimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/13-people-dead-20-missing-in-china-after-typhoon-and-landslides/story-taC4L4Us9IoK32AnaUrz0K.html|title=13 people dead, 20 missing in China after typhoon and landslides
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