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)

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.