On December 25, 2011, the State Council investigation team released its report on the Yongwen line accident, confirming 40 deaths and 172 injuries; prior to this, pits had been dug at the accident site to bury the locomotive, sparking public questioning.
During the expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission, Liu Yuan brought into the hall a photo of Gu Junshan's luxurious general’s residence built in Puyang, Henan, and demanded an investigation into related issues.
Tang Can updated her blog to release a new album and post photos, after which rumors spread on Weibo that she was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; she has since been out of contact for many years, giving rise to various rumors.
CCTV director Jiao Li suddenly stepped down, was subsequently demoted to the General Administration of Press and Publication, and disappeared from the leadership roster; his downfall occurred right around the time of Tang Can's disappearance.
On November 8, 2011, Gao Xiaosong, who had been sentenced to six months of criminal detention for drunk driving, was released; less than five months later, his online video program Xiaoshuo went online.
When the project building was nearing completion and about to start collecting rent, Shenzhen Metro Group transferred its entire 60% share to Yuanwei Enterprises.
Around the third anniversary of Yang Jia's execution on November 26, 2011, Chinese netizens launched memorial activities online, and many reposted his line, "If you don't give me an explanation, I'll give you one." NTD's report noted that the netizens' commemoration was mainly an expression of dissatisfaction with autocratic privilege through Yang Jia.
US FBI official Sarah submitted an encrypted email to Xi Jinping detailing Wang Lijun's monitoring of calls between central leaders. Upon learning of this, Xi Jinping decided to handle the matter personally.
The Senate voted on a bill to reform currency oversight, which aims to punish China for manipulating the RMB. McConnell voted against it.
On September 20, 2011, Jin Xing posted on Weibo that she had received notice from the Zhejiang Radio and Television Bureau barring her from serving as a judge, the reason being her transgender experience.
Famous singer Tang Can was specially recruited at the age of 35 into the Comrades Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, enjoying senior colonel treatment, which laid the foundation for her subsequent entry into the social circles of senior generals.
At the meeting, Feng Xiaogang stated that film censorship is severely damaging and shackling creativity, and called for a return to the relaxed cultural and artistic policies of the 1980s.
Actress Shao Xiaoshan posted on Weibo stating that she had been approached by the Second Department of the General Staff since the age of 17 and ordered to date the son of a Western diplomat to gather intelligence.
On July 28, 2011, the sixth day after the Wenzhou train crash, Premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao rushed to Wenzhou and responded to outside questions about the timing of his arrival.
In the early morning of July 24, 2011, at the site of the Wenzhou train crash, bulldozers crushed fragments of the derailed carriages and dug pits to bury them on the spot, triggering a fierce public reaction. The Ministry of Railways later acknowledged that it had buried the locomotive.
On the evening of July 23, 2011, CRH trains D301 and D3115 on the Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway collided in Wenzhou, sending several carriages off the bridge; much of the information was sent out by passengers via Sina Weibo.
After hiding in Canada for twelve years, Lai Changxing was deported back to China in 2011 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
When serving as Vice President, Xi Jinping met with South Korean Democratic Party leader Sohn Hak-kyu at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where he put forward three wishes for China: qualifying for the World Cup, hosting the World Cup, and winning the World Cup.
On the evening of June 21, 2011, Guo Meimei showed off a villa and luxury cars on Weibo under the identity of "General Manager of Commerce of the Red Cross Society of China," sparking public questions about the Red Cross and the transparency of charitable work.
29-year-old Li Na defeated her opponent in the French Open women's singles final in Paris to win the title, becoming the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles championship.
Chinese officials sent Wang Ailin a pre-written "China's Position on the Xinjiang Issue," which Wang Ailin subsequently forwarded to her own website and sent the link to the officials.
In May 2011, Kaifeng Mayor Zhou Yizhong was placed under shuanggui, and was later sentenced to life imprisonment in early 2014 on charges of accepting bribes.
In May 2011, the Xia Junfeng case entered the Supreme People's Court's death penalty review; afterward, academics and netizens launched a "stay the execution" solidarity campaign, though the exact launch date and the scale of hundreds of thousands of participants could not be verified.
Gao Xiaosong was involved in a traffic accident in Beijing's Dongzhimen Outer Street while driving under the influence, resulting in a four-car collision and multiple injuries. Tests showed his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. Gao later pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced to six months of criminal detention and a fine of 4,000 yuan, becoming the first celebrity to be sentenced after China criminalized drunk driving.
On May 9, 2011, the Liaoning Provincial High People's Court concluded the second-instance trial, upholding the first-instance judgment of the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court and sentencing Xia Junfeng to death; his defense lawyer argued that Xia Junfeng had acted in self-defense, which was not accepted.
The Sun reported that Li Qianxin, daughter of Guizhou Provincial Party Secretary Li Zhanshu, attended the Guizhou investment promotion conference held in Hong Kong.
As he approaches the age of sixty, Xi Jinping used his political resources to arrange for Chen Xi to serve as the Party Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology, thereby extending his political career.
Oriental Daily News reported on the establishment of the Huajing Association, mentioning that Li Qianxin is one of the members of the organization.
Elaine Chao and her father, James S.C. Chao, were invited to President Obama's state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, reflecting their dual roles as representatives of American politics and Chinese business.
The shortfall in urban employee pension insurance in Heilongjiang Province had already exceeded 11 billion yuan as early as 2011, and the current-period balance turned negative in 2013 — 15 to 17 years earlier than the nationally projected 2028 turning point.
In 2011, the Jasmine Revolution broke out in China, and the Hu Jintao administration suppressed it with iron-fisted means.
In 2011, at the Xiaomi smartphone launch event, Lei Jun imitated Steve Jobs by wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans, and canvas shoes, and concluded with 'One more thing,' sporting a posture and outfit highly similar to Jobs.
About 15 years ago, Confucius Institutes expanded at American universities under the name of promoting Chinese culture and teaching the Chinese language, and at their peak about 70–80 and 150 universities had Confucius Institutes.
Zhang Ziyi got the opportunity to play the female lead in Gu Changwei's film Love for Life, acting opposite Aaron Kwok.
The film "Warring States" was released, with investment reportedly at 150 million yuan and a strong cast, but Jing Tian, the lead actress, did not become a star as a result, and the film failed to recoup its investment.
Li Qiming, the defendant in the Hebei University campus vehicle-ramming case, was sentenced to six years in prison for the crime of causing a traffic accident.
After the Wenzhou train collision triggered an uncontrollable wave of public opinion on Weibo, the central government began implementing real-name registration for Weibo and strengthened public opinion control under the guise of combating rumors.
Tan Deku and his partner Jia Guichen jointly acquired Sanya Shanhaiguan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Tan Deku invested funds and served as the project manager in charge of developing the Shanhai Jingyuan residential community.
Cai Fuchao has been in charge of radio and television operations since 2011, and later served as the director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
During an interview on Very Close Distance hosted by Li Jing, a young audience member, identified by some accounts as Justin Sun, interacted with her on the spot.
Back in 2011, overseas democracy activists gathered and used a one-person-one-vote method to predict that the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party regime would happen in about five years.
Shenzhen Metro Group completely transferred up to 60% of the state-owned shares in the Dongmen Old Street overhead property project to Yuanwei Industry, turning the project into private property for the elite.
Zhang Yiming stepped down as CEO of Jiujiufang and subsequently began preparing a new internet information distribution business.
In 2011, Chinese businessman Huang Nubo attempted to purchase about 115 square miles of land at Grímstaðir in northeastern Iceland, but Iceland rejected the deal under a law barring non-European Economic Area individuals from buying land on a large scale.