January • January 6 –
Jiaxing Xiuzhou District case of
fish kill. • January 11 –
China successfully tests the
Chengdu J-20 Black Eagle, one of its
fifth generation stealth,
twin-engine fighter aircraft programs. • January 23 –
CCTV Chengdu J-10 footage controversy February • February 1 – The
Chinese government begins efforts to combat an
ongoing drought. • February 20 –
2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests • February 28 –
2011 crackdown on dissidents in the People's Republic of China (est.)
March • March 2 –
2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident • March 10 –
2011 Yunnan earthquake: At least 24 people are killed and 207 injured following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in
Yingjiang County of the
Yunnan province near the
Burma border. • March 16 –
Phuntsog self-immolation incident • March 29 –
2011 Yunnan protest April • April 5 – The Ministry of Health dismissed media coverages about
Yinzibing (HIV-negative AIDS). • April 13 –
2011 Shanghai riot • April 14 –
2011 BRICS summit • April 17 –
2011 Chinese Grand Prix • April 20 –
2011 Shanghai Truckers Strike • April 22 – Wang Jia-zheng (汪家正) self-immolation incident • April 28 –
Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition 2011 May • May 10 –
2011 Xilinhot incident • May 13 – Yang Xianwen (杨显文)
Tianzhu bank bombing case • May 20 –
2011 Chengdu Foxconn explosion incident • May 26 –
2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings • May –
My Heart Sings Loud television variety show is launched by
Dragon TV.
June • June 1 – Painting
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains reunify the two halves of the painting held by Republic of China and the People's Republic of China • June 6 –
2011 Chaozhou riot • June 7 –
Wang Meng assault incident • June 10 – •
Tianjin bombing •
2011 Zengcheng riot • June 11 –
2011 China floods (est.) • June 11 – 17 – 3rd
Straits Forum • June 16 –
Mutiny on Lurongyu 2682, a fishing trawler in the South Pacific. After a month-long killings from this day, 11 of the 33 crew returned to China. • June 26 –
National Red Games, celebration of 90th anniversary of founding of Communist party
July • July 1 –
Jiang Zemin disappearance and death rumor • July 5 – Disclosure of
China National Offshore Oil Corporation 2011 Bohai bay oil spill • July 11 – 2011 Huizhou refinery explosion incident • July 18 –
2011 Hotan attack • July 23 –
2011 Wenzhou train collision • July 24 – Canada extradites
Lai Changxing to China • July 30–31 –
2011 Kashgar attacks August • August 1 –
Nepal rejects
China-UN backed Lumbini project • August 4 –
2011 Nanchang mass suicide protest • August 11 –
2011 Qianxi riot • August 14 –
Dalian PX protest • August 12 –
2011 Summer Universiade • August 26 –
2011 Jiangmen dog ban • August 30 - Yunnan
Nanpan River chromium toxic spill (est.)
September • September 1 – First
China-Eurasia Expo • September 16 – Line 2, The first line of the
Xian Subway was completed. • September 23 –
2011 Lufeng city riot • September 26 –
Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Konchok self-immolation incident • September 27 –
Shandong Foxconn fire incident • September 29 – Launch of
Tiangong 1 October • October 5 – 13 Chinese crew members of two ships are murdered in the
Mekong River massacre • October 10 –
100th Anniversary of Xinhai Revolution • October 13 –
Death of Wang Yue and public outcry in the aftermath • October 19 –
Seventh Chen-Chiang summit • October 21 –
2011 Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident • October 26 –
2011 Zhili riot • October 31 – Announcement of
Sunway BlueLight, first supercomputer to use domestic processors
November • November 1 – Launch of
Shenzhou 8 • November 12 –
2011 Zhongshan riot • November 14 –
Xi'an gas explosion • November 16 –
2011 Gansu school bus crash • November 20 –
North Korean guards cross to
Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County after death of
Kim Jong-il • November 27 – Billionaire real estate tycoon
Huang Nubo is rejected to purchase parts of
Iceland December • December 12 –
2011 Incheon fishing incident • December 21 -
Protests of Wukan end • December 28 -
2011 Pishan hostage crisis ==Deaths==