1933 in China explained

Events from the year 1933 in China.

Incumbents

• President

Lin Sen

• Premier

Wang Jingwei

• Vice Premier

Soong Tse-ven (until November 4), Kung Hsiang-hsi (starting November 4)

Events

• January 1-May 31 - Defense of the Great Wall^[1]
• January–March 22 - Fourth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet
• February 21-March 1 - Battle of Rehe
• Battle of Urumqi (1933)
• May 31
  • Battle of Aksu (1933)
  • Tanggu Truce
• June - Kizil massacre
• July - Battle of Toksun
• Battle of Sekes Tash
• August 25 - 1933 Diexi earthquake^{[2] [3]}
• September 25 - beginning of the Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet^[4]
• September 26 - Battle of Kashgar (1933)^[5]
• September 28 - Nationalists capture Lichuan from Communists.
• October 9 - Failure of Communist attack on Xiaoshi.
• 12 November - Establishment of First East Turkestan Republic
• 22 November - Fujian Rebellion

Births

• An Qiyuan
• Lu Gongxun
• Liu Lianman
• Grace Chang
• Wang Senhao
• Lin Wenyue

Deaths

• May 7 - Zhang Jingyao
• September 21 - Deng Zhongxia

Notes and References

1. http://www.republicanchina.org/war.htm#Chang-Cheng-Zhi-Zhan Battles of the Great Wall
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1950156/Chinese-earthquake-linked-to-mountain-building.html Chinese earthquake linked to mountain building
3. Wang, K.. Shen, Z. . Location and mechanism of the 1933 Diexi earthquake and its association with the regional tectonic deformation prior to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake . American Geophysical Union . 12 December 2010 . 2010AGUFM.T22A..02W.
4. Book: Liberation War History. 1st. Zhu, Zongzhen. Wang, Chaoguang. 2000. Social Scientific Literary Publishing House in Beijing. 7-80149-207-2.
5. News: FIGHTING IS SEVERE Tungans and Turkis Clash in Chinese Turkestan. The Montreal Gazette. 11 October 1933. December 12, 2010.