On January 29, 2024, Hong Kong High Court Judge Chen Jingfen issued a liquidation order against China Evergrande, which is indebted by more than 2.4 trillion yuan, stating that it failed to present a viable restructuring plan.
The China Film Association held its 11th National Congress in Beijing and elected a new leadership team, with Andy Lau elected as one of the twelve vice chairmen.
The US has placed Baghdad Airways on its sanctions list, alleging that the airline provided assistance to the IRGC Quds Force and its proxy organizations in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
On January 9, the Central Leading Group for Thematic Education on Studying and Implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era issued an internal instruction to party and government committees and governments across the country, demanding that party and government organs at all levels and party cadres profoundly comprehend the spirit of Xi's instruction and make living a frugal life a normalized habit.
On January 13, 2024, during the curtain call for the stage play Sunrise in Taiyuan, Jin Xing took a rainbow flag handed to her from the audience, displayed it to the crowd, and then threw it aside.
Zheng Shuai, boss of Shanghai Maisi Technology, was taken away by officers from the Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau of Hunan at Hongqiao Airport. The investigators stated plainly that County Head Yin had set a target of 100 million yuan, demanding a transfer to offset local government finances.
Prosecutors submitted an update to the original indictment, adding Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges and framing Guo Wengui's four alleged distinct fraud schemes as the manifestation of a criminal enterprise.
In the 2024 presidential election, Lai Ching-te was the only candidate to win more than 50% of the vote in Tainan City, out of the 23 counties and cities.
The FBI groups the current scam variant — calls from spoofed numbers, transfer to police, presentation of ID documents, video surveillance, and remittance of a security deposit — into a four-stage process.
According to the program, as the Chinese Communist Party's diplomatic line has grown more hardline, Chinese netizens and Little Pinks have escalated their actions abroad, with the piano incident at a UK airport being one example.
According to a 2024 report by the Financial Times, a research institution under the Cyberspace Administration of China has developed a chatbot that allows large language models to learn Xi Jinping Thought and official documents.