1961 in China

none November 20251961 Events in the year 1961 in China. The country had an estimated population of 695 million people. Incumbents 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 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 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.September 2021 　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.Torigian Joseph The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping 2025 Stanford University Press 978-1-5036-4098-6 Stanford, California209-210 Some in Chinese leadership viewed the novel as evidence of an anti-party clique and the novel resulted in political controversy and contestation.Hockx Michel Michel Hockx Literature and Censorship in Modern China 2026 Routledge 978103277583840 Deaths March 16 – Chen Geng, military officer (b. 1903)2017-12-27 Chen Geng (1903 - 1961) https://www.berkshirepublishing.com/ecph-china/2017/12/27/chen-geng-1903-1961/ 2025-11-11 ecph-china en-US 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 April 5 to April 14 - 1961 World Table Tennis Championships See also 1961 in Chinese film References 1961 in Category:1960s in China Category:Years of the 20th century in China