1970 in China

none November 20251970 Events in the year 1970 in the People's Republic of China. Incumbents Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong President of the People's Republic of China – vacant 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 – Lin Biao Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Li Desheng Governor of Fujian Province – Han Xianchu Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Xingyuan Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li Governor of Hebei Province – Li Zaihe Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Pan Fusheng Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jianxun Governor of Hubei Province – Zeng Siyu Governor of Hunan Province – Li Yuan then Hua Guofeng Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Shiyou Governor of Jiangxi Province – Cheng Shiqing Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Huaixiang Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Xilian Governor of Qinghai Province – Liu Xianquan Governor of Shaanxi Province – Li Ruishan Governor of Shandong Province – Yang Dezhi Governor of Shanxi Province – Liu Geping Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Guohua Governor of Yunnan Province – Tan Furen (until October), Zhou Xing (starting October) Governor of Zhejiang Province – Nan Ping Events China tested its long-range DF-4 missile in 1970.Kennedy Andrew B. Rebellious Follower: China's Search for Science, Technology, and Innovation Oxford University Press 2026 9780197824658 10.1093/9780197824689.001.0001 free67 April April 24 – China launched its first space satellite Dong Fang Hong I as part of the PRC's Dong Fang Hong space satellite program.50th anniversary of the launch of Dongfanghong 1, China’s first satellite https://www.scmp.com/photos/3081412/50th-anniversary-launch-dongfanghong-1-chinas-first-satellite 2025-11-12 South China Morning Post October October 13 – The People's Republic of China and Canada signed established diplomatic relations. October 14 – A Chinese nuclear test is conducted in Lop Nor. December December 30 – Construction of the Gezhouba Dam started. Births September 7 – Gao Min, Chinese diver October 30 – Xie Jun, Chinese chess grandmaster Deaths January 14 — Ma Hongkui, Muslim warlord (b. 1892) March 25 — Xu Haidong, senior general in the People's Liberation Army (b. 1900) April 6 — Tang Shengzhi, warlord (b. 1889) May 4 — Ma Xulun, politician, activist and linguist (b. 1885) July 13 — Sheng Shicai, warlord who ruled Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944 (b. 1897) September 20 — Gong Peng, wartime spokeswoman for the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1914) September 23 — Zhao Shuli, Chinese novelist and a leading figure of modern Chinese literature (b. 1906) September 27 — Li Tianyou, general in the People's Liberation Army (b. 1914) October 21 — Li Linsi, educator, diplomat and scholar (b. 1896) November 5 — Xie Xuehong, 1st Chairwoman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (b. 1901) December 10 Huang Qixiang, military commander and statesman (b. 1898) Chen Qiyou, Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party (b. 1892) See also 1970 in Chinese film References 1970 in Category:Years of the 20th century in China China