1961 in China
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Events in the year 1961 in China. The country had an estimated population of 695 million people.
Incumbents
[edit]- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
- President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
- Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
- Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
- Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Chen Yun
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
- Governor of Fujian Province – Wu Hongxiang
- Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
- Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu
- Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin
- Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
- Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu
- Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu
- Governor of Hubei Province – Zhang Tixue
- Governor of Hunan Province – Cheng Qian
- Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
- Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
- Governor of Jilin Province – Li Youwen
- Governor of Liaoning Province – Huang Oudong
- Governor of Qinghai Province – Yuan Renyuan
- Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhao Boping
- Governor of Shandong Province – Tan Qilong
- Governor of Shanxi Province – Wei Heng
- Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Dazhang
- Governor of Yunnan Province – Ding Yichuan
- Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren
Events
[edit]- until February 9 - Campaign at the China–Burma border
- July 11 - Signing of the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty
- Continuing Great Chinese Famine
Other events
[edit]- Establishment of the Logistical Engineering University of PLA, in Chongqing
- April 27 – A container shipping and logistics brand on worldwide, COSCO was founded.[citation needed]
- Establishment of Oil Worker's Children Middle School, in Ranghulu District, Daqing, Heilongjiang
- On 28 July 1961, excerpts of the novel Liu Zhidan were published in People's Daily.[1]: 209–210 Some in Chinese leadership viewed the novel as evidence of an anti-party clique and the novel resulted in political controversy and contestation.[2]: 40
Deaths
[edit]- March 16 – Chen Geng, military officer (b. 1903)[3]
- August 8 – Mei Lanfang, opera artist (b. 1894)
- August 12 – Tan Kah Kee, businessman, investor, and philanthropist active in Singapore and the Chinese cities of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou (b. 1874)
Sports
[edit]- April 5 to April 14 - 1961 World Table Tennis Championships
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Torigian, Joseph (2025). The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-4098-6.
- ^ Hockx, Michel (2026). Literature and Censorship in Modern China. Routledge. ISBN 9781032775838.
- ^ "Chen Geng (1903 - 1961)". ecph-china. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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