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==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
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*[[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] – [[Xi Jinping]]
===Paramount leader===
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*[[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China|General Secretary of the Communist Party]] – [[Xi Jinping]]
===Head of state===
*[[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] – [[Xi Jinping]]
*[[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] – [[Xi Jinping]]
**[[Vice President of the People's Republic of China|Vice President]] – [[Li Yuanchao]]
*[[Vice President of the People's Republic of China|Vice President]] – [[Li Yuanchao]]

===Head of government===
*[[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] – [[Li Keqiang]]
*[[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] – [[Li Keqiang]]
**[[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China|Vice Premiers]] – [[Zhang Gaoli]], [[Liu Yandong]], [[Wang Yang (politician)|Wang Yang]], [[Ma Kai]]
*[[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress chairman]] – [[Zhang Dejiang]]
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*[[Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Consultative Conference chairman]] – [[Yu Zhengsheng]]


===National legislature===
===Governors===
* [[Politics of Anhui|Governor of Anhui Province]] &ndash; [[Wang Xuejun]] (until June), [[Li Jinbin]] (starting June)
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*[[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|Congress chairman]] – [[Zhang Dejiang]]
* [[Politics of Fujian|Governor of Fujian Province]] &ndash; [[Su Shulin]] (until November), [[Yu Weiguo]] (starting November)
===Political advisory===
* [[Gansu|Governor of Gansu Province]] &ndash; [[Liu Weiping]]
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*[[Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|Conference chairman]] – [[Yu Zhengsheng]]
* [[Politics of Guangdong|Governor of Guangdong Province]] &ndash; [[Zhu Xiaodan]]
* [[Politics of Guizhou|Governor of Guizhou Province]] &ndash; [[Chen Min'er]] (until October), [[Sun Zhigang]] (starting October)
* [[Politics of Hainan|Governor of Hainan Province]] &ndash; [[Jiang Dingzhi]] (until January), [[Liu Cigui]] (starting January)
* [[Politics of Hebei|Governor of Hebei Province]] &ndash; [[Zhang Qingwei]]
* [[Heilongjiang|Governor of Heilongjiang Province]] &ndash; [[Lu Hao (born 1967)|Lu Hao]]
* [[Politics of Henan|Governor of Henan Province]] &ndash; [[Xie Fuzhan]]
* [[Hubei|Governor of Hubei Province]] &ndash; [[Wang Guosheng (politician)|Wang Guosheng]]
* [[Politics of Hunan|Governor of Hunan Province]] &ndash; [[Du Jiahao]]
* [[Politics of Jiangsu|Governor of Jiangsu Province]] &ndash; [[Li Xueyong]] (until November), [[Shi Taifeng]] (starting November)
* [[Politics of Jiangxi|Governor of Jiangxi Province]] &ndash; [[Lu Xinshe]]
* [[Politics of Jilin|Governor of Jilin Province]] &ndash; [[Jiang Chaoliang]]
* [[Politics of Liaoning|Governor of Liaoning Province]] &ndash; [[Li Xi (politician, born 1956)|Li Xi]] (until May), [[Chen Qiufa]] (until May)
* [[Politics of Qinghai|Governor of Qinghai Province]] &ndash; [[Hao Peng (PRC)|Hao Peng]]
* [[Politics of Shaanxi|Governor of Shaanxi Province]] &ndash; [[Lou Qinjian]]
* [[Politics of Shandong|Governor of Shandong Province]] &ndash; [[Guo Shuqing]]
* [[Politics of Shanxi|Governor of Shanxi Province]] &ndash; [[Li Xiaopeng (politician)|Li Xiaopeng]]
* [[Politics of Sichuan|Governor of Sichuan Province]] &ndash; [[Wei Hong]]
* [[Yunnan|Governor of Yunnan Province]] &ndash; [[Chen Hao (politician)|Chen Hao]]
* [[Politics of Zhejiang|Governor of Zhejiang Province]] &ndash; [[Li Qiang]]


==Events==
==Events==
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===January===
===January===
*January 3 – The six-century old [[Gongchen Tower]] in [[Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County|Weishan]], Yunnan is destroyed by a fire.
*January 3 – The six-century-old [[Gongchen Tower]] in [[Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County|Weishan]], Yunnan is destroyed by a fire.
*January 12 – In [[Xinjiang]], Chinese police kill six militants.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/12/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0KL0GQ20150112|title = Police in China shoot dead six in restive Xinjiang|date = January 12, 2015|accessdate = |website = |publisher = Thomson Reuters|last = |first = }}</ref>
*January 12 – In [[Xinjiang]], Chinese police kill six militants.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0KL0GQ20150112|title = Police in China shoot dead six in restive Xinjiang|date = January 12, 2015|publisher = Thomson Reuters|access-date = July 5, 2021|archive-date = January 20, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150120032439/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/12/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0KL0GQ20150112|url-status = live}}</ref>


=== February ===
=== February ===
* February 17
* February 17
** Chinese prosecutors say that former top [[Communist Party of China|Communist Party]] official [[Su Rong]] is under investigation for alleged corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0585e5644ee448de9507f034f9a4d7c4/china-takes-down-senior-leader-amid-anti-corruption|title = China takes down senior leader amid anti-corruption campaign|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
** Chinese prosecutors say that former top [[Chinese Communist Party]] official [[Su Rong]] is under investigation for alleged corruption.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0585e5644ee448de9507f034f9a4d7c4/china-takes-down-senior-leader-amid-anti-corruption|title = China takes down senior leader amid anti-corruption campaign|access-date = February 17, 2015|archive-date = February 17, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150217175230/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0585e5644ee448de9507f034f9a4d7c4/china-takes-down-senior-leader-amid-anti-corruption|url-status = live}}</ref>
** Chinese authorities also announce the indictment of former [[Guangdong]] official [[Zhu Mingguo]], former [[Jinan]] CPC party chief [[Wang Min (born 1956)|Wang Min]], and former [[Taiyuan]] party chief [[Chen Chuanping]], all on charges of corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1716070/senior-guangdong-official-face-graft-charges|title = Senior Guangdong official Zhu Mingguo expelled from party over graft|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
** Chinese authorities also announce the indictment of former [[Guangdong]] official [[Zhu Mingguo]], former [[Jinan]] CPC party chief [[Wang Min (born 1956)|Wang Min]], and former [[Taiyuan]] party chief [[Chen Chuanping]], all on charges of corruption.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1716070/senior-guangdong-official-face-graft-charges|title = Senior Guangdong official Zhu Mingguo expelled from party over graft|date = February 17, 2015}}</ref>
*February 28
*February 28
**The municipal intermediate people's court for the eastern city of [[Dongying]] convicts [[Ni Fake]], former Vice-Governor of [[Anhui]] in China, on charges of bribery and "amassing wealth of unclear origin", and sentences him to seventeen years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/28/china-jails-ex-vice-governor-for-corruption|title = China jails former vice-governor as anti-corruption drive continues|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
**The municipal intermediate people's court for the eastern city of [[Dongying]] convicts [[Ni Fake]], former Vice-Governor of [[Anhui]] in China, on charges of bribery and "amassing wealth of unclear origin", and sentences him to seventeen years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/28/china-jails-ex-vice-governor-for-corruption|title = China jails former vice-governor as anti-corruption drive continues|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = February 28, 2015}}</ref>
**The [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]] removes disgraced senior official [[Ling Jihua]] from the office of vice-chairman and also strips him of his ordinary delegate status.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/top-china-advisory-body-cppcc-ousts-former-top-hu-jintao-aide-ling-jihua-2|title = Top China advisory body CPPCC ousts former top Hu Jintao aide Ling Jihua|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
**The [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]] removes disgraced senior official [[Ling Jihua]] from the office of vice-chairman and also strips him of his ordinary delegate status.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/top-china-advisory-body-cppcc-ousts-former-top-hu-jintao-aide-ling-jihua-2|title = Top China advisory body CPPCC ousts former top Hu Jintao aide Ling Jihua|date = February 28, 2015|access-date = March 2, 2015|archive-date = March 2, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150302141001/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/top-china-advisory-body-cppcc-ousts-former-top-hu-jintao-aide-ling-jihua-2|url-status = live}}</ref>


=== March ===
=== March ===
* March 6{{spaced endash}}At least two knife-wielding attackers injure nine people at a train station in [[Guangzhou]]. The police fatally shoot one of the suspects.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8327c31a43d04e859324d1740efc88ce/knife-attack-china-train-station-leaves-9-injured|title = Knife attack at China train station leaves 9 injured|date = March 6, 2015|accessdate = March 7, 2015|website = |publisher = Associated Press|last = |first = }}</ref>
* March 6{{spaced endash}}At least two knife-wielding attackers injure nine people at a train station in [[Guangzhou]]. The police fatally shoot one of the suspects.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8327c31a43d04e859324d1740efc88ce/knife-attack-china-train-station-leaves-9-injured|title = Knife attack at China train station leaves 9 injured|date = March 6, 2015|access-date = March 7, 2015|agency = Associated Press|archive-date = March 8, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150308183038/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8327c31a43d04e859324d1740efc88ce/knife-attack-china-train-station-leaves-9-injured|url-status = live}}</ref>


=== May ===
=== May ===
* May 4{{spaced endash}}[[2015 Xi-Chu Meeting|Meeting]] between [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] [[Xi Jinping]] and [[Kuomintang]] Chairman [[Eric Chu]] in Beijing.
* May 4{{spaced endash}}[[2015 Xi-Chu Meeting|Meeting]] between General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party [[Xi Jinping]] and [[Kuomintang]] Chairman [[Eric Chu]] in Beijing.
* May 19{{spaced endash}} [[Chinese Wikipedia]] [[Censorship of Wikipedia#China|is blocked]] in China.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chinese Wikipedia Blocked by Great Firewall - China Digital Times (CDT)|url=http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/05/chinese-wikipedia-blocked-by-great-firewall/|publisher=China Digital Times (CDT)|accessdate=4 May 2017|date=20 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=China Now Blocked From Accessing Wikipedia|url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1384917-china-now-blocked-from-accessing-wikipedia/|publisher=The Epoch Times|accessdate=4 May 2017|date=8 June 2015}}</ref>
* May 19{{spaced endash}} [[Chinese Wikipedia]] [[China block wikipedia|is blocked]] in China.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chinese Wikipedia Blocked by Great Firewall – China Digital Times (CDT)|url=http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/05/chinese-wikipedia-blocked-by-great-firewall/|publisher=China Digital Times (CDT)|access-date=4 May 2017|date=20 May 2015|archive-date=May 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504212406/http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/05/chinese-wikipedia-blocked-by-great-firewall/|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== June ===
=== June ===
* June 1{{spaced endash}}The ''Dong Fang Zhi Xing'' [[Sinking of Dong Fang Zhi Xing|capsizes]] on the [[Yangtze River]] in [[Jianli County]], [[Hubei]] during severe weather.
* June 1{{spaced endash}}The ''Dong Fang Zhi Xing'' [[Sinking of Dong Fang Zhi Xing|capsizes]] on the [[Yangtze River]] in [[Jianli County]], [[Hubei]] during severe weather.

=== July ===
[[File:Beijing national stadium.jpg|thumb|The [[Beijing National Stadium]] at night]]
* July 31{{spaced endash}}[[International Olympic Committee]] selects [[Beijing]] as the host city of the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] beating [[Almaty]].


=== August ===
=== August ===
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{{See also|2015 China Victory Day Parade}}
{{See also|2015 China Victory Day Parade}}


* September 7{{spaced endash}}Explosion at Nanming Chemical Co Ltd's plant in [[Lishui]], [[Zhejiang]] – the fourth since Tianjin, this time caused by ignited methanol. No reported casualties.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3226114/Terrifying-images-massive-explosion-rip-chemical-facility-China-fourth-toxic-blast-country-month.html</ref><ref>http://society.people.com.cn/n/2015/0907/c136657-27553200.html</ref>
* September 7{{spaced endash}}Explosion at Nanming Chemical Co Ltd's plant in [[Lishui]], [[Zhejiang]] – the fourth since Tianjin, this time caused by ignited methanol. No reported casualties.<ref>[http://society.people.com.cn/n/2015/0907/c136657-27553200.html 原标题：丽水化工厂爆炸无人员伤亡和被困 燃烧物为甲醇] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909030553/http://society.people.com.cn/n/2015/0907/c136657-27553200.html|date=September 9, 2015}}</ref>
* September 30{{spaced endash}}17 Explosions at [[Liucheng County]], [[Guangxi]]. Police reported 7 deaths, 51 injuries and 2 missing. Terrorism was ruled out, while speculation centered on fast delivery packages. One suspect was detained.<ref>http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150930/44770961_0.shtml</ref>
* September 30{{spaced endash}}17 Explosions at [[Liucheng County]], [[Guangxi]]. Police reported 7 deaths, 51 injuries and 2 missing. Terrorism was ruled out, while speculation centered on fast delivery packages. One suspect was detained.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150930/44770961_0.shtml|title = 柳城警方：17起爆炸已致7死51伤2失联 排除暴恐}}</ref>


=== October ===
=== October ===
* October 26 to 29 - [[The Fifth Plenum of the 18th CPC National Congress]] held in Beijing. The pleum discusses about the thirteenth [[Five-year plans of China]].<ref>http://news.163.com/15/1012/19/B5OJ39NA00014PRF.html</ref>
* October 26 to 29 – [[The Fifth Plenum of the 18th CPC National Congress]] held in Beijing. The plenum discusses about the thirteenth [[Five-year plans of China]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.163.com/15/1012/19/B5OJ39NA00014PRF.html|title = 中共中央政治局召开会议 研究＂十三五＂规划问题|date = October 12, 2015}}</ref>


=== November ===
=== November ===
[[File:2015 Ma–Xi Meeting 08.jpg|thumb |right |200 px | [[Ma Ying-jeou]] and [[Xi Jinping]] shaking hands at the [[Ma-Xi meeting]] ]]
* November 7{{spaced endash}} [[Ma Ying-jeou]] and [[Xi Jinping]] [[2015 Ma–Xi meeting|met]] in Singapore, the first such meeting between the leaders of the two sides of the [[Taiwan Strait]] since the end of the [[Chinese Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunt|first1=Katie|title=Leaders of China and Taiwan set for first talks since 1949 split|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/06/asia/china-taiwan-summit/index.html|accessdate=November 7, 2015|agency=CNN}}</ref>
* November 7{{spaced endash}} [[Ma Ying-jeou]] and [[Xi Jinping]] [[2015 Ma–Xi meeting|met]] in Singapore, the first such meeting between the leaders of the two sides of the [[Taiwan Strait]] since the end of the [[Chinese Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunt|first1=Katie|title=Leaders of China and Taiwan set for first talks since 1949 split|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/06/asia/china-taiwan-summit/index.html|access-date=November 7, 2015|agency=CNN|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107062519/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/06/asia/china-taiwan-summit/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== December ===
=== December ===
* December 13{{spaced endash}}The National Memorial Day about the [[Nanking Massacre]]. China holds a commmemories ceremony for Nanking Massacre victims. It is first ceremony after the anti-fascism military parade of China.
* December 13{{spaced endash}}National Memorial Day commemorating the 78th anniversary of the [[Nanking Massacre]]
* December 20{{spaced endash}}a landslide happened in Guangming New Industrial Zone, [[Shenzhen]], China. It has caused 7 deaths and about 75 to be missing, 16 are hospitalized. It is reported as man-made accident.<ref>{{cite news|last1=郭|first1=文涛|title=深圳滑坡被认定为安全事故 深圳市委向社会致歉|url=http://news.163.com/15/1226/04/BBO011TU00014AED.html?bdsj|accessdate=26 December 2015|agency=Netease.com|publisher=钱江晚报(杭州)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Karimi|first1=Faith|title=China says landslide caused by safety violations, vows to punish 'seriously'|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/26/asia/china-landslide/index.html|accessdate=27 December 2015|agency=CNN|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
* December 20{{spaced endash}}a landslide happened in Guangming New Industrial Zone, [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]]. It has caused 7 deaths and about 75 to be missing, 16 are hospitalized. It is reported as man-made accident.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Guo Wentao ({{lang|zh-hans|郭文涛}})|script-title=zh:深圳滑坡被认定为安全事故 深圳市委向社会致歉|url=http://news.163.com/15/1226/04/BBO011TU00014AED.html?bdsj|access-date=26 December 2015|agency=[[163.com]]|publisher=[[Qianjiang Evening News]]|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113011321/http://news.163.com/15/1226/04/BBO011TU00014AED.html?bdsj|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{see also|2015 Shenzhen landslide}}
{{see also|2015 Shenzhen landslide}}
* December 28{{spaced endash}}China approves its anti-terrorism law.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McKirdy|first1=Euan|title=China approves wide-ranging counter terrorism law|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/27/asia/china-terror-law-approved/index.html|accessdate=28 December 2015|agency=CNN|publisher=Hong Kong (CNN)}}</ref> US Government criticizes that China would use it as an excuse to corrupt its religious, company, speech and various freedom.<ref>{{cite news|title=中美关系正接近临界点？|url=http://v.ifeng.com/v/news/zmljd/index.shtml#01e5ea4d-128a-46b5-a810-8e2caf076444|accessdate=29 December 2015|agency=ifeng.com|publisher=Hu yihu}}</ref>
* December 28{{spaced endash}}China approves an anti-terrorism law.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McKirdy|first1=Euan|title=China approves wide-ranging counter terrorism law|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/27/asia/china-terror-law-approved/index.html|access-date=28 December 2015|agency=CNN|location=Hong Kong|archive-date=December 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228161119/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/27/asia/china-terror-law-approved/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> US Government criticizes that China would use it as an excuse to corrupt its religious, company, speech and various freedom.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=zh:中美关系正接近临界点？|url=http://v.ifeng.com/v/news/zmljd/index.shtml#01e5ea4d-128a-46b5-a810-8e2caf076444|access-date=29 December 2015|agency=[[ifeng]]|publisher=Hu yihu}}</ref>
* December 31{{spaced endash}}China PLA's [[Leader Department of Land Army]], [[Rocket Army]] and [[Strategic Supportive Force]] established. China's [[Central Military Commission]] Chairman [[Xi Jinping]] masters the establishment ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|title=解放军火箭军昨日正式成立 习近平授军旗|url=http://news.163.com/16/0101/18/BC90414F0001124J.html|accessdate=1 January 2016|agency=新华网|publisher=新华网}}</ref>
* December 31{{spaced endash}}The PLA's [[Leader Department of Land Army]], [[Rocket Army]] and [[Strategic Supportive Force]] established. [[Central Military Commission (China)|Central Military Commission]] Chairman [[Xi Jinping]] masters the establishment ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=zh:解放军火箭军昨日正式成立 习近平授军旗|url=http://news.163.com/16/0101/18/BC90414F0001124J.html|access-date=1 January 2016 |publisher=[[163.com]]}}</ref>


==Culture==
==Culture==
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*January 14 – [[Zhang Wannian]], general (b. [[1928 in China|1928]])
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*April 8 [[Rayson Huang]] , 94, Chinese chemist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (1972–1986).
*February 10 – [[Deng Liqun]], politician (b. [[1915 in China|1915]])
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*April 9 [[Tsien Tsuen-hsuin]] , 105, Chinese-born American sinologist, professor, and librarian.
*March 15 – [[Xu Caihou]], Former [[Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission|Vice Chairman]] of the [[Central Military Commission (China)|Central Military Commission]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (b. [[1943 in China|1943]])
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*April 10 [[Jin Youzhi]], 96, last surviving sibling of [[Puyi]], the final ruler of the [[Qing Dynasty]] and last [[Emperor of China]].
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*April 8 – [[Rayson Huang]], Chinese chemist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (1972–1986) (b. [[1920 in China|1920]])
*May 27 [[Zhang Jieqing]] , 102, Chinese politician and writer.
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*April 9 – [[Tsien Tsuen-hsuin]], Chinese-born American sinologist, professor, and librarian (b. [[1910 in China|1910]])
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*October 9 [[Du Runsheng]], 102, Chinese reformer and economist.
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*April 10 – [[Jin Youzhi]], last surviving sibling of [[Puyi]], the final ruler of the [[Qing Dynasty]] and last [[Emperor of China]] (b. [[1918 in China|1918]])
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*December 4 [[Xu Ming]],44, Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire.
*December 6 [[Liu Juying]], 98, Chinese politician and army general.
*May 27 – [[Zhang Jieqing]], politician and writer (b. [[1912 in China|1912]])
*June 14 – [[Qiao Shi]], 6th [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] (b. [[1924 in China|1924]])
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*July 15 – [[Wan Li]], 5th [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] (b. [[1916 in China|1916]])
*August 21 – [[Wang Dongxing]], military commander and politician (b. [[1916 in China|1916]])
*September 3 – [[Zhang Zhen (general)|Zhang Zhen]], general (b. [[1914 in China|1914]])
*September 6 – [[Gao Zheng]], actor (b. [[1922 in China|1922]])
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*October 9 – [[Du Runsheng]], Chinese reformer and economist (b. [[1913 in China|1913]])
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*December 4 – [[Xu Ming]], Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire (b. [[1971 in China|1971]])
*December 6 – [[Liu Juying]], Chinese politician and army general (b. [[1917 in China|1917]])


==Other==
==Other==
*September 25, 2014 – March 22, 2015 – [[2014–2015 Chinese Short Track Speed Skating League]]
*September 25, 2014 – March 22, 2015 – [[2014–2015 Chinese Short Track Speed Skating League]]
*January 4–10 – [[2015 Shenzhen Open]]
*January 4–10 – [[2015 WTA Shenzhen Open|2015 Shenzhen Open]]
*March 23–29 – [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships]], in Shanghai
*March 23–29 – [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships]], in Shanghai
*April 6–12 – [[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I]] Group B
*April 6–12 – [[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I]] Group B
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*[[2015 Archery World Cup]]
*[[2015 Archery World Cup]]
*[[2015 EAFF East Asian Cup]]
*[[2015 EAFF East Asian Cup]]
*[[2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Women]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=4292|title= FIBA Asia Congress chalks out road map for future|publisher=[[FIBA Asia]]|date= July 24, 2014|accessdate= December 19, 2014}}</ref>
*[[2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Women]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=4292|title= FIBA Asia Congress chalks out road map for future|publisher= [[FIBA Asia]]|date= July 24, 2014|access-date= December 19, 2014|archive-date= August 8, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140808034726/http://www.fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=4292|url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]], in [[Guiyang]]
*[[2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships]], in [[Guiyang]]
*[[2015 Sudirman Cup]], in [[Dongguan]]
*[[2015 Sudirman Cup]], in [[Dongguan]]
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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in China.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 6 – At least two knife-wielding attackers injure nine people at a train station in Guangzhou. The police fatally shoot one of the suspects.[6]

May

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June

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July

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The Beijing National Stadium at night

August

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  • August 12 – More than two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin. Over 100 were killed and hundreds are injured. There were at least 700 tonnes of highly toxic sodium cyanide stored at the site. By August 15, local authorities ordered an evacuation.
See also: 2015 Tianjin explosions

September

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See also: 2015 China Victory Day Parade
  • September 7 – Explosion at Nanming Chemical Co Ltd's plant in Lishui, Zhejiang – the fourth since Tianjin, this time caused by ignited methanol. No reported casualties.[8]
  • September 30 – 17 Explosions at Liucheng County, Guangxi. Police reported 7 deaths, 51 injuries and 2 missing. Terrorism was ruled out, while speculation centered on fast delivery packages. One suspect was detained.[9]

October

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November

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Ma Ying-jeou and Xi Jinping shaking hands at the Ma-Xi meeting

December

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  • December 13 – National Memorial Day commemorating the 78th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre
  • December 20 – a landslide happened in Guangming New Industrial Zone, Shenzhen, Guangdong. It has caused 7 deaths and about 75 to be missing, 16 are hospitalized. It is reported as man-made accident.[12]
See also: 2015 Shenzhen landslide

Culture

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Sport

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Association football

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See also: List of Chinese football transfers winter 2015

Deaths

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Police in China shoot dead six in restive Xinjiang". Thomson Reuters. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "China takes down senior leader amid anti-corruption campaign". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Senior Guangdong official Zhu Mingguo expelled from party over graft". February 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "China jails former vice-governor as anti-corruption drive continues". TheGuardian.com. February 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Top China advisory body CPPCC ousts former top Hu Jintao aide Ling Jihua". February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Knife attack at China train station leaves 9 injured". Associated Press. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Chinese Wikipedia Blocked by Great Firewall – China Digital Times (CDT)". China Digital Times (CDT). May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ^ 原标题：丽水化工厂爆炸无人员伤亡和被困 燃烧物为甲醇 Archived September 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "柳城警方：17起爆炸已致7死51伤2失联 排除暴恐".
  10. ^ "中共中央政治局召开会议 研究＂十三五＂规划问题". October 12, 2015.
  11. ^ Hunt, Katie. "Leaders of China and Taiwan set for first talks since 1949 split". CNN. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Guo Wentao (郭文涛). 深圳滑坡被认定为安全事故 深圳市委向社会致歉. Qianjiang Evening News. 163.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  13. ^ McKirdy, Euan. "China approves wide-ranging counter terrorism law". Hong Kong. CNN. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  14. ^ 中美关系正接近临界点？. Hu yihu. ifeng. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  15. ^ 解放军火箭军昨日正式成立 习近平授军旗. 163.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "FIBA Asia Congress chalks out road map for future". FIBA Asia. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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