Xi Jinping visits Wuhan, signaling that the pandemic has entered political narrative.
Ren Zhiqiang disappeared from public view after an article criticizing Xi Jinping.
The National People's Congress passed a constitutional amendment abolishing term limits for the president.
Liu Xiaoguang, one of the founders of Alxa SEE, has passed away. He once led many entrepreneurs into the desert and was changed by the rules.
The Xicheng District Committee of Beijing has decided to place Ren Zhiqiang on probation within the party for one year, finding that he has repeatedly made erroneous remarks.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has legally closed the Weibo account of Ren Zhiqiang, who had nearly 37 million followers, on the grounds of "continuously publishing illegal information."
Xi Jinping inspected three major state media outlets and put forward the assertion that "media sponsored by the Party and government must adhere to the Party."
Ren Zhiqiang publicly questioned on Weibo that “party media are partisan”, prompting a concentrated criticism by official media, and was labeled “anti-party” etc.
Ren Zhiqiang steps down as chairman of Alashan SEE, and the media reported with the headline “Alashan Bids Farewell to the Era of Big Shots”, indicating a shift in the direction of the times.
During Ren Zhiqiang's tenure as president, he vigorously promoted the "One Suosuo Tree" project, combining desertification control with the development of the rural economy, achieving significant ecological and economic benefits.
Ren Zhiqiang actively interacted with netizens on Weibo, and his influence rapidly expanded, making him a public figure with immense public opinion power, even capable of influencing the stock prices of listed companies.
China has begun a crackdown on major online influencers, issuing regulations such as the “Seven Bottom Lines for Cyberspace”, and Ren Zhiqiang foresaw the danger of speaking the truth in his book.
Ren Zhiqiang was elected the fifth president of Alxa SEE. His role shifted from supervisor to organizer, where he began learning to listen and compromise, setting a pragmatic goal of increasing membership by 200.
During Wang Shi's tenure as the second president of Alxa SEE, the association experienced an incident where the secretariat unilaterally added investment funds. Ren Zhiqiang proposed impeachment, and Wang Shi publicly acknowledged his mistakes, demonstrating the association's rules' constraint on power.
After the Wenchuan earthquake, Wang Shi's suggestion that employees donate with a limit of 10 yuan sparked public criticism, Vanke's stock fell, Wang Shi was forced to apologize and make an additional donation, showing the societal pressure of supervision on public figures.