A Taiwanese medical team sent information to the World Health Organization about China's mystery pneumonia and possible human-to-human transmission; the anchor said the WHO initially did not respond.
Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, posted news in a WeChat group about confirmed SARS and coronavirus cases at the Huanan Seafood Market, for which he was subsequently investigated by the Public Security Bureau and issued a reprimand letter.
Rights lawyers and civic activists such as Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and Wu Shaoping gathered in Xiamen, Fujian to discuss current affairs and the development of civil society in China, prompting a nationwide crackdown by the Chinese authorities.
Zhuhai State-owned Assets transferred its 15% stake in Gree Electric to Hillhouse Capital for 41.66 billion yuan, and Dong Mingzhu and the management team established absolute control over the listed company through various interest arrangements.
Leo Poon, an expert at the HKU WHO reference laboratory, instructed Yan Limeng to conduct a confidential investigation into the novel virus outbreak in Wuhan, while warning her not to cross the red line.
Shandong's Hengfeng Bank was once plunged into crisis over a case involving its chairman, and was barely saved only after Central Huijin and the Shandong Provincial Government jointly injected 100 billion yuan.
In the early morning of November 7, 2019, while waiting for a flight at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport, Cheng Wanjun was suddenly surrounded and captured by over a dozen SWAT police officers. He was handcuffed behind his back, hooded, shoved into a police car, and taken to an undisclosed location, beginning a long-term detention.
Xi Jinping proposed "whole-process democracy" and announced that China has achieved whole-process democracy, claiming that Chinese democracy is even better than that of the United States.
Li Qianxin has been appointed as Chairman and Executive Director of CCB International; she previously joined the company in 2011.
At a press conference, Bannon announced that Guo Wengui would donate $100 million to establish the Rule of Law Fund, and the two subsequently pushed for the fund's establishment.
The New York Times published a report confirming, based on internal Deutsche Bank documents, that Li Qianxin is the daughter of Li Zhanshu, and mentioned her role in pushing the bank to hire her younger sister.
One day after The New York Times sent inquiries, Century Joy, a company under Li Qianxin's name, declared the termination of its business location in Hong Kong.
A New York Times reporter contacted Li Qianxin via Facebook to ask if she would like to respond to an upcoming report.
Zhang Yimou served as chief director of the gala celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, directing thousands of amateur performers to present a scene of a prosperous era through light-and-shadow screens and fireworks.
A Wall Street Journal investigative report in August 2019 found that authorities in Uganda and Zambia used Huawei cameras and communications equipment to monitor the opposition and dissidents, and that Huawei technicians personally helped crack the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp and locate movements to aid arrests.
A large number of people dressed in white in Yuen Long used violent indiscriminate attacks on anti‑extradition bill protesters and citizens, and the police were accused of responding slowly and failing to intervene in time.
On the evening of July 21, 2019, large groups of men dressed in white and armed with weapons attacked protesters, journalists and residents inside and around Hong Kong's Yuen Long MTR station, and the police were accused of colluding with the triads.
Li Jiyi, head of the New Territories Work Department of the Chinese Liaison Office, spoke at the inauguration ceremony of the Shiba Xiang Township Committee, urging Yuen Long residents to maintain social stability and not allowing demonstrators to enter Yuen Long to cause trouble.
In July 2019, Caixin reported that the Office of the Leading Group for the Special Rectification of Internet Financial Risks recommended that the police open an investigation into Sun Yuchen over suspected illegal fundraising, money laundering, pornography- and gambling-related issues.
After learning that Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen would visit New York, Sun Wen promptly reported to Chinese consular officials and, on various pretexts, refused and obstructed formal exchanges and activities with the Taiwanese side.
On June 20, 2019, Iran shot down a U.S. military RQ-4 drone. Trump at one point approved a retaliatory strike, but called it off that night before the operation began, saying the expected casualties would be disproportionate compared with the downed drone.
On June 9, 2019, Jing Tian posted on Weibo, "Grateful for our meeting in the past, wishing everything well from now on," announcing her breakup with Zhang Jike. The two had publicly been a couple for over a year.
Hong Kong saw a pro-democracy protest movement that profoundly impacted the fate of its people, which was subsequently brutally suppressed and thoroughly reorganized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the cover of the pandemic.
Hong Kong triggered large-scale protests due to the fugitive offenders ordinance amendment bill, and the anti-extradition law amendment bill movement fully broke out.
After being taken over in 2019, Baoshang Bank announced bankruptcy. The top cause of death was that more than 150 billion yuan occupied by Tomorrow Group shareholders was essentially all lost; personal deposits were fully protected, large interbank claims were covered at an average of about 90 percent, and 6.5 billion yuan in Tier 2 capital bonds was written down in full.
On May 15, 2019 (US Eastern Time), the US Department of Commerce added Huawei and 70 subsidiaries to the Entity List; HiSilicon president He Tingbo subsequently sent an internal letter saying that the "backup" had "become primary."
The US Federal Communications Commission rejected China Mobile International Limited's application to operate in the United States, citing concerns that China Mobile is susceptible to exploitation, influence, and control by the CCP.
A photo of the founding meeting of the Las Vegas chapter of the Chinese Association for Peaceful National Reunification shows Chou Wen-wei holding a banner supporting Han Kuo-yu's candidacy.
On March 4, 2019, Wang Xiangming was appointed as the General Manager of China Resources Group; at the time, he was serving as the General Manager of China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
Huawei released the P30 Pro, claiming it could capture clear photos of the moon. Reviewer Wang Yuekun questioned whether the photos were generated by an AI algorithm. Wang Yuekun was subsequently fired by his employer, Afou Technology (Fview), sparking public controversy over Huawei's public relations and its way of responding.
In March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Shi Zhengli and her research team published a paper warning that it was highly likely that another coronavirus epidemic similar to SARS or MERS would emerge in the future, and that the probability of it occurring within China was rising.
The previously sealed indictment has been officially unsealed, and the US government has publicly announced a lawsuit against Huawei.
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced 23 charges against Huawei and Meng Wanzhou, including bank and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and the theft of trade secrets; the FBI said Huawei paid bonuses to employees who stole others' trade secrets.
Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido declared himself interim president of Venezuela on January 23, and received support from the United States and more than 50 other countries.
In 2019, the Chinese Communist Party introduced new rules under which regional GDP accounting would no longer be handled by each region itself, but would instead be calculated uniformly by the central government.
Li Na officially took her place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, becoming the first player from China and Asia to receive this honor.
During trade negotiations in the US in 2019, Liu He faced protests outside the trade committee opposite the White House, where petitioners such as Wang Chunyan from Dalian rushed forward and grabbed his legs.
Hokkaido University professor Yuan Keqin was arrested by state security during a trip back to China for a funeral.
Ma Xingrui transferred to serve as Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
During the 2019 Canadian Liberal Party leadership election, the Chinese Embassy in Toronto organized international students to vote for the pro-communist candidate Dong Hanpeng.
The Jamestown Foundation released a report on the CCP's global expansion, pointing out that Chinese government agencies recruit influence agents within overseas Chinese communities and attempt to control discourse within those communities.
In an interview, Jing Tian said that in 2019 she experienced a romantic setback and changes in her life, which led to her being off work for nearly a year and a half.
A vocational school in Chongqing purchased a facial recognition system worth $124,000 to monitor students' sleep, recording information such as identity, contact details, dormitory bed numbers, and daily routines.
After taking over Zibo, Jiang Dundao pushed consumption projects such as bars, cafes, and music festivals, in an attempt to drive the transformation and economic growth of this old industrial city.
In 2019, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released actuarial projections stating that the broad-caliber social security surplus would peak in 2027 and be exhausted by 2035, but in reality the timeline was pushed back due to increased fiscal subsidies.
While participating in the singing program Singer, Liu Huan jointly launched with the Mango V Foundation a public welfare fund supporting original music, planning to fund one not-yet-famous musician each year, with the first grant to be disbursed the following year.
Before the new labor law took effect, Huawei forced nearly 7,000 employees who had completed eight years of service to voluntarily resign and compete for their positions again, with their previous years of service wiped to zero, raising questions about the company's employment practices.
Ke Hua, former Chinese Ambassador to the UK and former father-in-law of Xi Jinping, has passed away in Beijing at the age of 103.
Online reports claim that Shen Haixiong arranged for Tong Liya to host the program "Walking on the Road Home," which tells the story of her life.
Justin Sun spent $4.56 million to win the opportunity to have a charity lunch with investment master Buffett, then postponed or canceled it multiple times before finally completing the lunch.