In 2015, Liu Yuan did not obtain the vice-national-level CPPCC vice-chairmanship, subsequently withdrew from the political stage, and was assigned to a related position in the National People's Congress.
On November 24, 2015, the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced Jia Jinglong to death for intentional homicide in a first-instance ruling and deprived him of political rights for life; Jia Jinglong subsequently appealed.
The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) issued a notice charging Liu Xiyong, owner of the Kimberley Hotel in Hong Kong and husband of Liu Fangfei, with fraud in connection with bank loans.
Ma Xingrui met with Xu Jiayin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Evergrande Group, hoping that Evergrande would increase its investment in Shenzhen. Shenzhen expressed its support.
Gui Minhai, a shareholder of Causeway Bay Books, went missing from his apartment in Pattaya, Thailand, which subsequently triggered the disappearances of multiple booksellers and a banned-books archive scandal.
Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK was hailed by the Chinese side as the beginning of a "golden era," with the UK providing extremely high-standard receptions.
Zhang Ziyi and Huang Bo announced that they are joining Star VC as new partners.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met US congressional leaders during his visit to the United States, with Senate Majority Leader McConnell ranking first.
Li Huanjun petitioned due to the forced demolition of her Beijing home and kindergarten. On September 25, 2015, in Washington, D.C., she broke through a security line and intercepted a U.S. State Department motorcade; no one was arrested or sent to the hospital at the scene.
During Xi Jinping's arrival in Washington, official CCP reports claimed that thousands of local overseas Chinese voluntarily took to the streets to welcome him, holding banners such as 'Hello Big Daddy Xi, welcome Peng Mama.'
During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House, US First Lady Michelle Obama accompanied Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan, to the Washington Zoo to name a four-week-old panda cub.
Following a massive expansion, the area of Xi Zhongxun's mausoleum has grown from the initial 8 mu to 150 mu, with its architecture and orientation strictly designed according to imperial mausoleum feng shui.
Huayi Brothers acquired Dongyang Meila, a company held by Feng Xiaogang, with an attached five-year high net profit valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) agreement.
Chinese hackers infiltrated the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, stealing security clearance files of over 21 million current and former federal employees.
From July 9, 2015, Chinese police (Public Security) carried out large-scale arrests, summons and detentions of over a hundred rights lawyers, rights defenders and their relatives across 23 provinces, an event known as the 709 crackdown.
Ma Xingrui met with CITIC Group Chairman Chang Zhenming, CITIC Bank Chairman Li Qingping, and others to discuss issues such as Shenzhen's subway financing, fund custody, housing construction, and Qianhai development.
Chen Miner has succeeded as Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, while Shen Yiqin had previously entered the core of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and taken control of the political and legal affairs and stability maintenance systems.
In January 2015, Gao Xiaosong and Song Ke joined Alibaba after meeting with Jack Ma in Hangzhou. In March of the same year, Xiami Music and Tiantian Dongting were integrated into Alibaba Music. In July, Gao Xiaosong officially took office as chairman and Song Ke as CEO, setting the goal of becoming a world-class music institution within three years.
During Qin Gang's tenure as director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese delegation asked the Belarusian side to reopen the museum in the early hours of the morning to check the route taken by the leaders and the steps where the music would start playing.
In 2015, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong was investigated, further consolidating Xi Jinping's power within the military.
On April 7, 2015, Liu Xiang published a long post titled "My Track! My Hurdles" on Weibo, officially announcing his retirement; the Chinese Athletics Association promptly issued a letter of thanks.
Chen Yiqin was transferred to Deputy Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, while also serving as Director of the Stability Maintenance Office, responsible for Guizhou's political-legal and stability maintenance work.
After Liu Xiang retired in April 2015, the Shanghai Sports Bureau kept his personnel relations on file for a long time; it was not until September 2026 that he chose to become self-employed, and the procedures were basically completed on September 7.
Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Yin Weimin introduced the gradual delayed retirement policy at the Two Sessions press conference. That evening, CCTV's "Two Sessions 1+1" made it a key topic, and Bai Yansong explained it on the program as an inevitable trend whose benefits outweigh its drawbacks.
The General Office of the State Council issued 50 articles of the Overall Plan for Chinese Football Reform and Development, proposing a combination of the whole-nation system and market mechanisms, and incorporating football development into local government performance evaluations.
Ma Xingrui was transferred from Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of its Political and Legal Affairs Commission to become Shenzhen Municipal Party Secretary.
In March 2015, Colombian customs intercepted a 28,000-ton COSCO cargo ship bound for Cuba, finding 99 rockets, 3,000 artillery shells, 100 tons of military-grade explosives, and 2.6 million detonators, all manufactured by China North Industries Corporation and hidden beneath declared goods.
According to online rumors, in March 2015 Cao Qing, director of the CCP Central Guard Bureau, was transferred to deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region, while deputy director Wang Qing was transferred out in the same batch, and Li Zhanshu concurrently served as first political commissar of the Guard Bureau; the stated reason for his transfer was that Guard Bureau personnel had smuggled ivory during an overseas trip and the matter was leaked to foreign media, and the authorities never determined that Cao Qing himself was involved in the case.
On February 19, 2015 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), at a Spring Festival gathering in Beigaoying Village, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Jia Jinglong shot and killed He Jianhua, the village Party branch secretary and village committee director, with a modified nail gun, over the forced demolition of his marital home in 2013.
On February 19, 2015, the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jia Jinglong killed He Jianhua and then drove to turn himself in. On the way, his car was rammed to a stop by vehicles driven by He Jianhua's son and nephew, and he was restrained, suffering multiple injuries, including a comminuted fracture of the lower leg.
On January 28, 2015, The Jin Xing Show premiered on Dragon TV. The program was produced by the Canxing team, with Jin Xing serving as producer and host.
The U.S. Department of Justice criminal complaint states that during Xi Jinping's 2015 visit to the U.S., Lu Jianwang and other overseas Chinese association leaders requested each group to organize 15 people to go to Washington to confront other protesters, and were awarded plaques by a deputy bureau chief of the Ministry of Public Security.
Merkel's open-border policy led to a massive influx of illegal migrants from North Africa, the Middle East and other regions into Europe, triggering a subsequent series of public security and integration crises.
In 2015, Xi Jinping visited the US, and Obama held a state banquet. The menu, designed by Chinese-American celebrity chef Anita Lo, combined American ingredients with Chinese flavors and Shaoxing wine among other Chinese elements.
Jia Guichen, the major shareholder of Shanhaiguan, was sentenced for suspected illegal fund-raising. The Public Security Department of Hainan Province illegally auctioned land and under-construction projects owned by the Shanhaiguan company valued at 517 million as a whole.
Huang Youlong borrowed 60 million euros (approximately HK$280 million) from the Sun City VIP room at Crown Casino in Australia and lost it all within six days, effectively completing overseas money laundering and settlement through casino accounts.
Che Feng, who acted as a wealth management agent for multiple red-family elites, was taken away for investigation in 2015. He was involved in massive capital operations including Haitong Securities and Ping An Insurance.
Fumao Group ordered a cargo ship at a state-owned shipyard in Qingdao, with a loan provided by the Export-Import Bank of China. This is the first cooperation between financial institutions on both sides of the strait to participate in ship financing.
According to FBI investigations, the Changle Union in Manhattan organized a welcome team for Xi Jinping's 2015 US visit activities and harassed anti-communist individuals.
Huang Youlong borrowed AUD 60 million at an Australian casino in 2015 and lost it all within 6 days, moving funds overseas through the casino and offshore accounts.
According to a 2018 Foreign Policy investigation, the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy recruited about 700 students through Chinese Students and Scholars Associations at U.S. universities, paying each about $20 per day.
During the European refugee crisis, the Polish government made clear that it would not accept illegal immigrants who cannot integrate into the culture, insisting on border security and traditional values.
Xi Jinping mentioned in public that no 'Iron-Hat Princes' would be allowed to exist, after which high-ranking generals such as Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong were brought down.
Jack Ma teamed up with entrepreneurs like Liu Chuanzhi and Feng Lun to found Hupan University, replicating a shared entrepreneurial identity and commercial network through alumni networks and unified training.
In 2015, Shen Haixiong was appointed as a Standing Committee member of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Deputy Head of the Publicity Department.
The video notes that the family planning policy, which should have been revised when Xi Jinping took office, was not relaxed to allow two children until 2015.
According to court documents recounted by the media, during the 2015 welcoming events in Washington, members of the Fujian Native Place Association received about $60 per day each, while students were calculated at about $20 per day.
In 2015, the CCP issued a red notice through Interpol to assist in tracking fugitives abroad, but its effectiveness varies depending on political relations between countries.
When Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan visited the UK in 2015, Xi Mingze accompanied them to Buckingham Palace and interacted with the British Queen.
In 2015, the U.S. military held a robot rescue challenge, with events covering practical working skills such as opening doors, prying open car doors, and climbing over rubble.