Events in the year 2025 in China.
Incumbents
- General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) – Xi Jinping
- President – Xi Jinping
- Premier - Li Qiang
- Congress chairman – Zhao Leji
- Consultative Conference chairman – Wang Huning
- Vice President - Han Zheng
- Supervision Commission director – Liu Jinguo
Events
January
- 4 January – Eight people are killed in a fire at a market in Zhangjiakou, Hebei.[1]
- 7 January – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 126 people.[2]
- 20 January –
- Fan Weiqiu is executed for committing the 2024 Zhuhai car attack.[3]
- Xu Jiajin is executed for committing the 2024 Wuxi stabbing attack.[3]
- 22 January – A truck rams into 12 vehicles in Bazhong, Sichuan, killing five people.[4]
February
- 1 February – US President Donald Trump imposes a 10% tariff on imports from China.[5]
- 3 February – China imposes export controls and increased tariffs on certain American imports in retaliation for President Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods.[6]
- 4 February – The United States Postal Service indefinitely suspends its acceptance of parcels from China and Hong Kong.[7]
- 7–14 February – The 2025 Asian Winter Games are held in Harbin,[8] with China placing first in terms of medals with 32 golds, 26 silvers, and 24 bronzes and achieving its highest medal tally in the history of the competition.[9]
- 8 February – At least one person is killed while 28 others are reported missing after a landslide hits the village of Jinping in Junlian County, Sichuan.[10][11]
Predicted and scheduled
- 21 – 23 March – 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships[12][13]
- 13 – 20 July – 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup[14][15]
- 7 – 17 August – 2025 World Games[16]
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 28 January – 3 February – Chinese New Year
- 4 April – Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 1 – 2 May – Labour Day
- 31 May – Dragon Boat Festival
- 1 – 7 October – National Day
- 6 October – Mid-Autumn Festival
Art and entertainment
- List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- 2025 in Chinese music
Deaths
- 5 January: Wang Zhengguo, 89, field medical engineer.[19]
- 8 January: Wu Lusheng, 94, architect.[20]
- 11 January: Qiu Dahong, 94, coastal and offshore engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[21]
See also
References
- ^ "Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people in western China near Mount Everest". AP News. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b "China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens". BBC. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "5 dead, 1 injured in southwest China traffic accident". Xinhua. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Trump announces significant new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, sparking retaliatory actions". CNN. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "China hits back as Trump's tariffs go into effect". CNN. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ "USPS has suspended parcels from Hong Kong and China. Here's what it means for Shein and Temu". AP News. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "9th Asian Winter Games kick off in China". Yonhap News Agency. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "9th Asian Winter Games kick off in China". Xinhua News Agency. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "One dead, 28 missing after China landslide". BBC. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Rescuers search for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwest China". AP News. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "World Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 in China postponed to 2025 due to COVID-19". Firstpost. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "World Athletics Council competition decisions announced". World Athletics. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Women's Asia Cup returns to China with Shenzhen confirmed as host". FIBA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "China's Shenzhen to host 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup". english.news.cn. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (10 October 2021). "World Games 2025 in Chengdu set to return to normal place on calendar". Inside the games. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "China Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in China in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "工程院首批院士、野战外科学专家王正国逝世，享年90岁_研究_国际_医学". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ 媒体滚动 (2025-01-10). "同济大学教授吴庐生逝世，享年95岁". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "痛别！邱大洪院士逝世". www.stdaily.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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