1961 in China

← 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1961 in China → 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1961 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1961 in China. The country had an estimated population of 695 million people.

Incumbents[]

• Chairman of the Communist Party of China – 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[]

• Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
• Governor of Fujian Province –
• 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 –
• 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 –
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren

Events[]

• 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[]

• 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

Sports[]

• April 5 to April 14 - 1961 World Table Tennis Championships

See also[]

• 1961 in Chinese film

References[]

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