On January 26, 2006 (January 25 US time), Google launched the Chinese version of its search engine Google.cn, filtering search results in accordance with the rules of the Chinese authorities, and noted in the footer that some results were not displayed.
Around January 25, 2006, Google launched a specially tailored google.cn with filtering. Google said that completely denying search to one fifth of the world's population would be a more serious violation of its mission.
On January 24, 2006, Ice Point Weekly of China Youth Daily was ordered to suspend publication by the Publicity Department of the Communist Youth League Central Committee because it had published an article by Yuan Weishi questioning history textbooks; editor-in-chief Li Datong and deputy editor-in-chief Lu Yuegang were dismissed, and neither of them returned when the publication resumed on March 1.
During Hu Jintao's term, the agricultural tax, which had lasted for over two thousand years, was successively abolished, and the Compulsory Education Law was amended.
Ren Zhiqiang's remarks on commodity housing at a public forum were taken out of context by the media, leading to him being labeled as 'only building houses for the rich', and the nickname 'Ren Cannon' spread as a result.
Sun Daolin admitted to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, was sentenced to 4 years in prison, and is currently serving his sentence in a federal prison.
Duan Weihong was introduced to Wang Qishan by Zhang Peili, wife of Wen Jiabao, and after 2008 began frequently having multi-hour tea meetings with Wang Qishan.
Entrepreneurs such as Jack Ma, Guo Guangchang, and Ding Lei established the Jiangnan Club. Through joint investments in projects like Huayi Brothers and Cainiao Network, they further bound their capital into a community of shared interests.
Jing Tian debuted as a singer at the age of 18. Her first EP Who Are You was produced by Zhang Yadong and its MV was directed by Ning Hao, showing that she received high-caliber resource support from the very beginning of her career.
Li Zheng began founding special training schools in Hunan in 2006; since then his school network has expanded to at least 4 provinces, with at least 10 schools.
In 2006, the central government issued the 'Six National Measures' in an attempt to stabilize housing prices, but it faced local resistance and achieved poor results.
Starting in 2006, rural western China was the first to waive tuition and fees; in 2007 this was extended to all rural areas, and in 2008 free education was achieved in both urban and rural areas. The Two Exemptions and One Subsidy policy covered 150 million rural students, bringing to an end the system of paying fees during the compulsory education stage.
7 World Trade Center, the first World Trade Center building rebuilt by Larry Silverstein after the 9/11 attacks, was completed in 2006. Silverstein built the original 7 World Trade Center in the 1980s, which was his first involvement in the development of the World Trade Center complex.
On December 29, 2005, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to repeal the Agricultural Tax Regulations. Hu Jintao signed Presidential Order No. 46 on the same day. From January 1, 2006, Chinese farmers no longer paid agricultural tax, reducing the burden on farmers nationwide by 133.5 billion yuan per year, an average of 140 yuan per person.
In December 2005, a large-scale clash between police and civilians broke out in Dongzhou Village, Shanwei, Guangdong, leaving 14 dead and 50 injured; the first three pages of Yahoo China's search results contained no content related to the crackdown, while the international version of Yahoo returned 370,000 related results.
Zhang Xin set up the offshore trust 11 days after Pan Shiyi transferred the relevant rights and interests; afterwards, SOHO China's listing documents disclosed the relevant offshore shareholding structure.
Pan Shiyi gifted the interests of relevant companies to Zhang Xin, as part of SOHO China's offshore structural arrangements.
Li Na made a self-criticism to national team head coach Jiang Hongwei and took part in a week-long corporate employee outward-bound training arranged by the national team in Jiangmen.
A Chinese couple was arrested at Los Angeles airport while preparing to leave the country. It was found that a relative of the husband worked in a classified U.S. military department, and the couple stole military secrets by carrying them out bit by bit, stored them on disks, and had the husband's younger brother take them back to China. The two were subsequently sentenced.
After the 2005 National Games, Li Na criticized the national team's training and the distribution of prize money. Sun Jinfang publicly rebuked her, saying her ideological level was low and her moral quality was poor, and questioned her qualification to compete in the Olympics.
On the third anniversary of Xi Zhongxun's death, his ashes were moved from Babaoshan to a newly built cemetery in the Fuping Pottery Village, Shaanxi, covering an initial area of about 8 mu.
In April 2005, Suqian in Jiangsu publicly recruited 26 online commentators, one example of localities building teams of internet commentators.
On March 16, 2005, the Tsinghua Network Center blocked access from off-campus, and the Shuimu Tsinghua BBS was converted into an on-campus-only system, leaving 82.3% of its former off-campus users unable to log in; on April 14 the servers were taken over by the university, and on April 19 the station affairs committee resigned en masse.
Yuanwei Industrial, controlled by Qi Qiaoqiao and Deng Jiagui, and Shenzhen Metro Group jointly established Shenzhen Metro Yuanwei Commercial Development Co., Ltd., getting involved in Shenzhen Metro's above-ground property development.
The entrepreneur circle initiated by Duan Yongji was officially named the Taishan Club in 2005. Its members include many core private entrepreneurs in China, and they hold regular closed-door discussions on policy trends and the macroeconomy.
Through a structure of BVI companies plus a Cayman Islands trust, Pan Shiyi placed as much as 94.78% of SOHO China's equity into an overseas offshore trust.
University forums such as Peking University's Weiming and Nanjing University's Xiaobaihe have successively restricted off-campus access and require users to register with their real names.
Amnesty International's annual report records that Kyrgyzstan approved an extradition treaty with China; local NGOs estimate that approximately 50 Uyghurs were repatriated to China in the preceding years.
In 2005, Xi Jinping admitted that more than 980,000 officials had been dealt with, roughly over a million.
Fang Xinghai was appointed Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Financial Services Office in 2005.
In 2005, the central government issued the 'Eight Measures' to control housing prices, but due to a lack of control over local governments, the results were concerning.
According to Lang Xianping's own account in October 2006, while hosting a television program at the end of 2005 he received an anonymous email reporting the misappropriation of Shanghai's social security fund and drawing attention to businessman Zhang Rongkun; the central authorities began investigating the case in early 2006.
Kung Fu Hustle, directed by and starring Stephen Chow, was released in China on December 23, 2004. Set in Pig Cage Alley in 1940s Shanghai, elements such as the Axe Gang and the Buddha's Palm made it one of his representative works.
In October 2004, the Changsha Municipal Party Committee's External Propaganda Office set up a team of internet commentators with a base salary of 600 yuan per month, supplemented by pay based on posting volume, five mao per post — hence the term "five mao."
Yitaohutu Forum, one of China's largest campus forums, was shut down by Peking University because it was flooded with political commentary and active discussions about the Sun Zhigang case.
Seventy-eight-year-old Jiang Zemin wrote a letter to the CCP Central Committee requesting to resign from his position as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and subsequently the power transition was announced in the People’s Daily.
On August 31, 2004, Du Shicheng presided over a special meeting of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee to study land for housing for Sinopec experts and employees; through the coordination of Vice Mayor Luo Yongming, a total of 1000 mu of land was secured across the Qingdao Economic Development Zone, Huangdao District, and Jiaonan City.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Liu Xiang wore bib number 1363 and won the men's 110m hurdles gold medal with a time of 12.91 seconds, claiming Chinese track and field's first Olympic gold in a men's event.
On July 29, 2004, Qingdao Golden Coast Hotel acquired the 75% equity stake in Taishan Real Estate held by Capital Qingdao for 325 million yuan, and Li Wei netted more than 200 million yuan.
After being released on July 19, 2004, Jiang Yanyong remained under long-term surveillance and in a state of house arrest; on March 22, 2005 he regained freedom of movement, but was told he was barred from accepting interviews and given other restrictions, and approval to go abroad was not granted.
In July 2004, Sinopec's Beijing branch and Beijing Shouchuang Petroleum Investment Co., Ltd. jointly established a joint venture with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan; the former invested 700 million yuan in the physical assets of 123 gas stations, while the latter contributed 300 million yuan and planned to build 60 new gas stations.
On June 14, 2004, Taishan Oil transferred the 75% stake it held in Taishan Real Estate to Capital Investment (Qingdao) for 123 million yuan, and the remaining 25% stake was transferred to NC International free of charge.
A group of China's top entrepreneurs established the Alxa SEE Ecological Association in Alxa. During the founding conference, they engaged in fierce discussions over organizational bylaws, election methods, and other issues, ultimately tearing up the pre-arranged list and establishing a rule-based operating model.
On June 1, 2004, Jiang Yanyong and his wife Hua Zhongwei were taken away by the authorities while on their way to the hospital; Hua Zhongwei was released two weeks later, Jiang Yanyong was released on July 19, and the authorities denied the incident.
In June 2004, the feasibility report for the Qingdao mega refinery project was approved by the State Council. The project was the first refinery in China approved with a single-phase construction capacity of 10 million tons; Li Wei used this to develop related real estate business in Qingdao.
After the Chaoyang District Court issued a first-instance verdict on Liu Xiaoqing's company and related personnel, the procuratorate officially issued a non-prosecution notice to Liu Xiaoqing herself, deciding not to initiate a public prosecution against her.
A Japanese diplomat in charge of cryptographic communications was found hanged at the Consulate General in Shanghai. A suicide note indicates he was blackmailed by individuals suspected to be Chinese police over his relationship with a hostess.
On March 19, 2004, Guangdong courts sentenced Southern Metropolis Daily general manager Yu Huafeng to 12 years and Li Minying to 11 years in first instance for embezzlement, bribery and other crimes; editor-in-chief Cheng Yizhong was arrested the same day and released without charge about 4 months later, and the sentences of Yu and Li were later substantially reduced.
In March 2004, Chen Tonghai, then General Manager of Sinopec Group, convened a meeting of Taishan Petroleum executives to discuss the restructuring of Taishan Real Estate. Taishan Petroleum insiders claimed that the withdrawal was actually manipulated by Chen Tonghai.
Article 13 of the Constitution was amended to state that citizens' lawful private property is inviolable, establishing a framework where lawful property is protected rather than recognized as a conventional absolute right.