In today's article we are going to delve into the topic of 2021 in China, a topic that has aroused great interest in recent years. 2021 in China is an area of study that has captured the attention of academics, experts and enthusiasts alike, and has generated debate and research in various fields. From its impact on society to its implications in everyday life, 2021 in China has proven to be a relevant and constantly evolving topic. In this article, we will explore different aspects and perspectives of 2021 in China, in order to shed light on this fascinating topic and provide a more complete view of its importance in today's world.
COVID-19 pandemic: The team sent by the World Health Organization to study the origins of the coronavirus pandemic virus is blocked from entering China. The team claims their visas had not been approved yet. Tedros Adhanom expressed his dismay, saying he had been in contact with senior Chinese officials, and how important the expedition was.[31]
11 January – COVID-19 pandemic: 13 members of the 15 member World Health Organization team sent to study the origins of COVID-19 arrive in Wuhan, China. The last two members are awaiting in Singapore for their COVID-19 test results.[35]
14 January – COVID-19 pandemic: The first recorded death from COVID-19 since May 2020 is reported in Hebei.[36]
20 January – 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes: Chinese forces clash with Indian forces in Naku La.[37]
22 January – East China Sea EEZ disputes: China passes a law authorizing the China Coast Guard to fire on foreign vessels in the East China Sea.[10]
30 January – The Hualong One nuclear reactor begins commercial operation.[38]
February
2 February – ByteDance files a lawsuit against Tencent for monopolistic practices.[39]
6 February – COVID-19 pandemic: China approves the CoronaVac vaccine for general use.[40]
7 February – China issues stricter anti-monopoly regulations to regulate internet platforms.[22]
8 February – Clubhouse is blocked in China after increasing in popularity.[41]
10 February – The Tianwen-1 orbiter and rover is inserted into orbit.[42]
8 March – Several Chinese companies file a government-backed lawsuit against Adrian Zenz for his investigation of the persecution of Uyghurs in China.[48]
8 May – The rocket body from the Tianhe launch plunges into the ocean, prompting international concerns about safety measures for returning spacecraft.[56]
9 May – China deletes two million posts from the internet for their discussion of Chinese history.[57]
14 May
The Zhurong rover is the first Chinese craft to successfully land on Mars.[5]
July–August – China participates in the 2020 Summer Olympics. It wins the second most gold medals with 39, but Chinese state media claims victory by adding the totals of Taiwan and Hong Kong to its own.[79]
27 August – China establishes regulations on fan culture on the internet, including a ban on celebrity gossip. All content relating to actress Zhao Wei is removed from Chinese internet.[19]
30 August – China bans children from accessing online video games outside of a designated periods that add up to three hours each week.[20]
2 October – Former justice minister Fu Zhenghua is detained for violating party discipline.[111]
12 October – The National Development and Reform Commission announces that energy in China will be distributed through a market economy after government price controls lead to an energy crisis.[112]
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^著名历史学家、教育家、华中师范大学原校长章开沅逝世,享年95岁 [Zhang Kaiyuan, a famous historian, educator and former president of Central China Normal University, dies at the age of 95]. news.xhby.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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^黑龙江省原省长张左己同志逝世,享年76岁 [Comrade Zhang Zuoji, former governor of Heilongjiang Province, died at the age of 76]. news.bjd.com (in Chinese). 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^泉籍著名经济学家苏东水逝世 [Su Dongshui, a famous economist from Quanzhou, passed away]. qzwb.com (in Chinese). 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^黑人外教奸杀中国女生被捕,而那个性侵94名幼女的外教,曾逍遥法外! [The black foreign teacher was arrested for raping and killing Chinese girls, and the foreign teacher who sexually assaulted 94 young girls was at large!]. Chinese Herald (in Chinese). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^著名地基基础工程专家黄熙龄逝世,共和国今年已痛别16位院士 [The famous foundation engineering expert Huang Xiling passed away, and the Republic has bid farewell to 16 academicians this year]. Sina (in Chinese). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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^中国著名水文地质学家薛禹群院士逝世!曾称科研不能靠想象 [Academician Xue Yuqun, a famous Chinese hydrogeologist, passed away! He once said that scientific research cannot rely on imagination]. new.qq.com (in Chinese). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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^微波电子学家黄宏嘉院士逝世,曾研制出中国最早的单模光纤 [The death of academician Huang Hongjia, a microwave electronics scientist, who developed China's earliest single-mode optical fiber]. Sina (in Chinese). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^原成都军区司令员王建民逝世,享年78岁 [Wang Jianmin, former commander of the Chengdu Military Region, dies at the age of 78]. The Paper (in Chinese). 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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^中国工程院院士、南开大学教授李正名病逝!年初还曾发表自述 [Li Zhengming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Nankai University, passed away! At the beginning of the year, he also published a self-report]. oeeee.com (in Chinese). 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
^中国工程院院士、上海建工集团原总工程师叶可明逝世 [Ye Keming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former chief engineer of Shanghai Construction Engineering Group, passed away]. Sina (in Chinese). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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^北京大学党委原书记王学珍同志逝世 [Comrade Wang Xuezhen, former secretary of the Party Committee of Peking University, passed away]. Sina (in Chinese). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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^贵州省政协原主席、彝族作家龙志毅逝世,享年93岁 [Long Zhiyi, former chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Political Consultative Conference and Yi nationality writer, dies at the age of 93]. The Paper (in Chinese). 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-11-11.