Events
In 2004, China signed the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.: 295
February
- February 15 – Two fires sweep through China, one in a shopping center and the other in a temple, killing at least 90 and injuring 71.
October
- October 21 – In Xinmi, China, a gas explosion in a coal mine kills 62 people; 86 are still missing.
November
- November 1 – Martial law is imposed in parts of China's Henan province after fighting between Hui and Han Chinese ethnic groups kills between 7 and 148 people.
- November 26 – A man kills eight and injures four people with a knife at a Chinese high school in Ruzhou, Henan.
- November 28 – A coal mine explosion in China kills over 150.
December
- December 3 – The People's Republic of China launches a new long-range nuclear submarine and an accompanying class of ballistic missiles, with a range in excess of 7,400 km (4,600 mi), developed by the People's Liberation Army.
