The following lists events that happened during 2020 in China.

2020
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China
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See also:Other events of 2020
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Incumbents

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Governors

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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Beijing medical team aiding Hubei returned to Beijing on March 31, 2020, with their flight receiving water salute at Beijing Capital International Airport

April

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  • April 4 – Coinciding with the Qingming Festival, a national day of mourning was declared followed by a three-minute silence to honor 3,300+ people who died of COVID-19.[12]
  • May 9 – Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a cross-border clash at the Nathu La crossing. Around one hundred and fifty troops clashed in a "standoff" that included fistfights and stone-throwing.[13]

June

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  • June 26 – Nearly 50 independent United Nations Human Rights experts highlighted their concern on the situation in China. They voiced concern for many actions including but not limited to allegations of forced labor; arbitrary interferences with the right to privacy; restrictive cybersecurity, anti-terrorism, and sedition laws; the retaliation against journalists, medical workers and others speaking out about COVID-19; the repression of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet; and the repression of protests and democracy advocacy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). They urged China to "withdraw the draft national security law for Hong Kong".[14][15]

July

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September

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Film

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Deaths

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See also

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Country overviews

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References

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  1. ^ "Chinese premier stresses curbing viral pneumonia epidemic". China Daily. Beijing: Xinhua News Agency. January 21, 2020. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "China to extend Spring Festival holiday to contain COVID-19 pandemic". Xinhua News Agency. Beijing. January 26, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chinese Premier Li visits Wuhan, epicenter of virus outbreak". Reuters. Beijing. January 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)". www.who.int. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ 刘明. "2nd new hospital for Wuhan virus patients passes evaluation – Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "World Health Organization experts arrive in China for coronavirus probe". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Press briefings". www.who.int. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sun Yang: Eight-year ban for Chinese Olympic champion". BBC Sport. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. ^ 赵承 (March 11, 2020). 顾天成 (ed.). "习近平总书记武汉之行传递战"疫"新信号". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "China deploys measures to curb imported COVID-19 cases, rebound in indigenous cases". State Council Information Office of China. March 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "High resolution Planet Labs imagery of the Luming Mine accident". April 2, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "China holds three-minute silence for virus victims". BBC News. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "Indian and Chinese soldiers injured in cross-border fistfight, says Delhi". the Guardian. Agence France-Presse. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "OHCHR | UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China". ohchr.org. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "Independent UN rights experts call for decisive measures to protect 'fundamental freedoms' in China". UN News. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Climate change: China aims for 'carbon neutrality by 2060'". BBC News. September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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