2023 in China
Events in the year 2023 in China.
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See also: | Other events of 2023 History of China • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
Paramount leader
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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party | Xi Jinping |
Head of state
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President of the People's Republic of China | Xi Jinping |
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Vice President of the People's Republic of China | Wang Qishan |
Head of government
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Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (Until 11 March 2023) |
Li Keqiang |
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Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (From 11 March 2023) |
Li Qiang |
National legislature
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Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | Li Zhanshu |
Political advisory
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Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | Wang Yang |
Supervision commission
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Director of the Supervision Commission of the People's Republic of China | Yang Xiaodu |
Events
- 8 January - 17 people were killed and 22 others injured when a truck hit a funeral procession in Nanchang County, Jiangxi.[1]
- 11 January - Five people were killed and 13 others injured when a man rammed his vehicle into a crowd in Guangzhou, Guangdong.[2]
- 17 January - An avalanche struck in Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people.[3]
- 4 February - At least 16 people were killed and 66 others were injured in a multiple-vehicle collision along a highway in Changsha, Hunan.[4]
- 12 February - 2023 Shandong high-altitude object: China says that it has detected an unidentified flying object over the Yellow Sea, and warns that it is prepared to shoot down the object. The Qingdao Marine Development Bureau issues an alert to fishermen in the waters to be "on alert" and "avoid risks".[5]
- 22 February - At least two people are killed and more than 50 others are reported missing following a collapse at a coal mine in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia.[6]
- 19 April - 2023 Beijing hospital fire: Twenty-nine people die in a fire in a hospital in Beijing.[7]
Deaths
- 1 January -
- Wei Lian, 77, film director.[8]
- Fan Weitang, 87, mining engineer.[9]
- Zhu Zushou, 77, diplomat, ambassador to Hungary (2003–2007) and the Netherlands (2001–2003).[10]
- Wang Hao, 92, military officer.[11]
- 2 January -
- John Huo Cheng, 96, Roman Catholic prelate.[12]
- Hu Fuming, 87, scholar and politician.[13]
- Wang Zhiliang, 94, translator.[14]
- 3 January -
- Zhao Qiguo, 92, soil scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[15]
- Zhou Lingzhao, 103, painter.[16]
- 4 January -
- Wu Sheng, 88, nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[17]
- Xu Mi, 85, nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
- Ge Xiurun, 88, engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[18]
- Lu Xiyan, 94, organic scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[19]
- 5 January - Yang Fuyu, 95, biochemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[20]
- 8 January - Wu Tao, 82, diplomat, ambassador to Portugal (1992–1994), Russia (1998–2001) and Australia (2001–2003).[21]
- 9 January - Zhang Jinlin, 86, engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[22]
- 10 January - He Ping, 65, film director (Swordsmen in Double Flag Town, Sun Valley, Warriors of Heaven and Earth).[23]
- 13 January - Mao Zhi, 90, engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[24]
- 14 January - Qian Yitai, 82, chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[25]
- 15 January - Chen Qizhi, 97, military officer and academic administrator, deputy (1975–1983) and president of NUDT (1990–1994).[26]
- 16 January - Guo Hong'an, 79, translator.[27]
- 17 January - Liang Jincai, 95, aerospace engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[28]
- 20 January -
- Fang Zhiyuan, 83, engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[29]
- He Haoju, 100, politician, deputy (1983–1998).[30]
- 23 January - Hu Guangzhen, 95, electronic engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[31]
- 24 January - Li Zhao, 82, landmine expert, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[32]
- 26 January - Wang Wei, 85, physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[33]
- 27 January -
- 30 January - Ouyang Pingkai, 77, engineer and academic administrator, president of Nanjing Tech University (2001–2012) and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[36]
- 5 February -
- Hsing Yun, 95, Buddhist monk, founder of Fo Guang Shan and Buddha's Light International Association.[37]
- Wu Zhongru, 83, hydraulic engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[38]
- 13 February - Shi Zhongci, 89, mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[39]
See also

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