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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement, young mainland netizens, spurred by the Communist Youth League's official line and driven by platform algorithms, once again organized in groups to jump the wall and go on an expedition, continuing the model of online crusades that had prevailed since 2016.
During the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests, the CCP massed a large number of troops and military vehicles around the Lo Wu Bridge area. President Trump warned on Twitter that the CCP must be prevented from a bloody crackdown on Hong Kong and a repeat of the Tiananmen incident, and the U.S. side issued a stern warning.
When Huawei employee Li Hongyuan left the company in 2018, he negotiated a severance package of 330,000 yuan. Shortly after the money arrived, he was criminally detained by Shenzhen police, with the charges changing from embezzlement and leaking trade secrets to extortion. Because Li had kept recordings of the negotiations and public pressure mounted, he was released without charge after 251 days in detention and received state compensation of 107,522 yuan paid by the government.