2004 in China

none 2004 Events in the year 2004 in China. Incumbents General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party – Hu Jintao President – Hu Jintao Premier – Wen Jiabao Vice President – Zeng Qinghong Vice Premier – Huang Ju National People's Congress Chairman – Wu Bangguo Conference Chairman – Jia Qinglin Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Wang Jinshan Governor of Fujian Province – Lu Zhangong then Huang Xiaojing Governor of Guangdong Province – Lu Hao Governor of Guizhou Province – Huang Huahua Governor of Hainan Province – Shi Xiushi Governor of Hebei Province – Wei Liucheng Governor of Henan Province – Ji Yunshi Governor of Hunan Province – Zhou Bohua Governor of Jiangsu Province – Li Chengyu Governor of Jiangxi Province – Huang Zhiquan Governor of Jilin Province – Hong Hu then Wang Min Governor of Liaoning Province – Bo Xilai (until February), Zhang Wenyue (starting February) Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhao Leji then Yang Chuantang Governor of Shaanxi Province – Jia Zhibang (until October), Chen Deming (starting October) Governor of Shandong Province – Han Yuqun Governor of Shanxi Province – Liu Zhenhua (until January), Zhang Baoshun (starting January) Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Zhongwei Governor of Yunnan Province: Xu Rongkai Governor of Zhejiang Province – Lü Zushan Events In 2004, China signed the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.Johnson Ian Uncanny Beliefs: Superstition in Modern Chinese History 2026 Harvard University Asia Center 978-0-674-30340-9 Baum Emily Harvard Contemporary China series 22 Cambridge (Massachusetts) London From Superstition to Cultural Heritage: Is Anything Left of the Campaigns Against Superstition? jj.45767069 Wu Albert295 February February 15 – Two fires sweep through China, one in a shopping center and the other in a temple, killing at least 90 and injuring 71.AP March China amends its Constitution.Borst Nicholas The Bird and the Cage: China's Economic Contradictions 2025 Palgrave Macmillan 978-981-96-3996-0 48 April April 13 – Shanghai modifies its interpretation of the People's Republic of China's One Child Policy, allowing all divorced residents who remarry to have a second child without penalty.(VOA)April 2025 medicmedic Guardian September September 19 - Hu Jintao becomes Chairman of the Central Military Commission. October October 21 – In Xinmi, China, a gas explosion in a coal mine kills 62 people; 86 are still missing.XinhuanetBBC November November 1 – Martial law is imposed in parts of China's Henan province after fighting between Hui and Han Chinese ethnic groups kills between 7 and 148 people.TimeBBC November 26 – A man kills eight and injures four people with a knife at a Chinese high school in Ruzhou, Henan.BBCXinhua November 28 – A coal mine explosion in China kills over 150. December December 3 – The People's Republic of China launches a new long-range nuclear submarine and an accompanying class of ballistic missiles, with a range in excess of 7,400 km mi on, developed by the People's Liberation Army. Deaths February 14 – Yang Chengwu, Chinese military strategist March 23 – Chen Zhongwei, Chinese physician. One of the pioneers of the process of reattaching severed limbs. See also List of Chinese films of 2004 Chinese Super League 2004 Hong Kong League Cup 2004–05 References 2004 in Category:Years of the 21st century in China