On November 3, 2020, following Jack Ma's Bund speech criticizing financial regulation, the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced the suspension of Ant Group's A-share listing just two days before it was scheduled to go public. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange followed suit immediately, halting the world's largest IPO.
Ant Group's IPO plan was halted, with officials citing changes in financial risk regulation and information disclosure issues as the reasons.
In retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen's hardline stance, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the “Thunderbolt 2020” special operation, claiming to have solved over a hundred Taiwan spy theft cases.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange suddenly announced the suspension of Ant Group's listing process on the STAR Market, even though the project had already entered its final stage.
Two US aircraft carriers are returning from the Middle East theater to East Asia, one of which is the USS Abraham Lincoln, and the other is the USS Tripoli. The return route passes through the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca, with plans to deploy in the South China Sea and near the First Island Chain close to Japan and South Korea, respectively. Previously, the US typically maintained a long-term deployment of one aircraft carrier in East Asia, while the Middle East remains a theater of war requiring protection in the Strait of Hormuz; therefore, the simultaneous return of two carriers is viewed as an unusual military movement.
Ren Zhiqiang, who was once active in Alashan SEE and published articles criticizing the supreme leader, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in September 2020 on charges including corruption and bribery.
2020年8月20日，住建部与中国人民银行召开重点房地产企业座谈会，提出按剔除预收款后资产负债率、净负债率、现金短债比“三道红线”限制房企有息负债增长。
The New York Times reported that Li Qianxin, Xi Jinping's sister Qi Qiaoqiao, and Wang Yang's daughter Wang Xisha purchased luxury homes in Hong Kong for a total price exceeding 51 million HKD.
Hong Kong police conducted their first large-scale raid on the headquarters of Next Digital, paving the way for the subsequent closure of Apple Daily.
On July 28, 2020, Wang Xiangming succeeded Fu Yuning as Chairman of China Resources Group.
The Wall Street Journal reporter Lingling Wei published a report on Fang Xinghai containing internal details, released just over six hours before the announcement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Caixin has published a report of over 5,000 words exposing Fang Xinghai, focusing on his act of 'passing notes' during the Ant Group IPO process.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) issued a notice announcing that Fang Xinghai is under investigation. The notice is brief and does not specify the reasons, amounts, or projects involved.
2020年6月30日，全国人大常委会通过《香港特别行政区维护国家安全法》，当晚11时在香港刊宪实施，随后多国暂停与香港的引渡协议，美国取消香港特殊待遇。
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Guo Yonghang is under review investigation.
Driven by the market collapse triggered by the epidemic, the VIX hit a record single-day closing high of 82.69, the highest since its inception in 1990.
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 US Department of Justice filed a third superseding indictment, increasing the charges against Huawei to sixteen and applying the RICO Act, typically used to combat organized crime, against Huawei for the first time.
As Ant Group was preparing for its IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong, its complex multi-layered equity structure and the hidden shareholdings of red-aristocracy bloodlines, such as the families of Jiang Zemin and Jia Qinglin, were exposed, leading to the suspension of its listing plan.
The CCP's forceful implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong marks the end of "One Country, Two Systems".
The British government has officially announced a total ban on Huawei 5G equipment and demanded the complete removal of existing equipment by 2027.
In 2020, China was designated as a foreign adversary by the U.S. Department of Commerce under an executive order, subjecting transactions involving information and communication technology and services to special scrutiny.
Tong Liya hosts the CCTV Spring Festival Gala main venue for the first time, partnering with Negmat Rahman, while Li Sisi withdraws from the main venue.
郭文贵通过GTV等项目向支持者募资，宣称投入资金可快速获得高额回报，后有超过5000名受害者被指涉及其中。