Events in the year 2001 in China.
Incumbents Party General Secretary – Jiang Zemin President – Jiang Zemin Premier – Zhu Rongji Vice President – Hu Jintao Vice Premier – Li Lanqing Congress Chairman – Li Peng Conference Chairman – Li Ruihuan
Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Xu Zhonglin Governor of Fujian Province – Xi Jinping Governor of Gansu Province – Song Zhaosu then Lu Hao Governor of Guangdong Province – Lu Ruihua Governor of Guizhou Province – Qian Yunlu then Shi Xiushi Governor of Hainan Province – Wang Xiaofeng Governor of Hebei Province – Niu Maosheng Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Song Fatang Governor of Henan Province – Li Keqiang Governor of Hubei Province – Jiang Zhuping then Zhang Guoguang Governor of Hunan Province – Chu Bo then Zhang Yunchuan Governor of Jiangsu Province – Ji Yunshi Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shu Shengyou then Huang Zhiquan Governor of Jilin Province – Hong Hu Governor of Liaoning Province – Zhang Guoguang then Bo Xilai Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhao Leji Governor of Shaanxi Province – Cheng Andong Governor of Shandong Province – Zhang Gaoli then Han Yuqun Governor of Shanxi Province – Liu Zhenhua Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Zhongwei Governor of Yunnan Province – Li Jiating (until June), Xu Rongkai (starting June) Governor of Zhejiang Province – Chai Songyue
Events
January January 9 – Shenzhou 2, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, was launched.
March
March 16 – Shijiazhuang bombings
April April 1 – Hainan Island incident: a mid-air collision between an EP-3E United States Navy spyplane and a People's Liberation Army Navy People's Liberation Army J-8II interceptor fighter jet 70 miles (110 km) away from the PRC-controlled island of Hainan. The collision caused the death of a PRC pilot, while the EP-3 was forced to make an unauthorized emergency landing at Lingshui airfield. The incident results in an international dispute between the United States and the People's Republic of China. April 11 – Hainan Island incident: The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China, after a collision with an F-8 fighter, is released.
July July 13 – The International Olympic Committee awards the 2008 Summer Olympics to Beijing, People's Republic of China July 16 – The People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation sign the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.
December December 13 - SM City Xiamen, the first SM Mall in mainland China was opened. December 27 – The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.
Full date unknown Xiao-i (Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Co. Ltd), an artificial intelligence company is founded.
Births February 21 - Yang Peiyi, singer March 12 – Shi Cong, gymnast November 22 – Zhong Chenle, singer
See also List of Chinese films of 2001 Hong Kong League Cup 2001–02
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