1934 in China explained

Events from the year 1934 in China.

Incumbents

• President

Lin Sen

• Premier

Wang Jingwei

• Vice Premier

Kung Hsiang-hsi

Events

• April 10 - Fifth Encirclement Campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet: Nationalists begin the attack on the Communist stronghold of Guangchang.^[1]
• April 19 - Communists launch a failed attack on Nationalists at Daluoshan. Communist strongholds at Ganzhu and Yanfuzhang taken by Nationalists.
• April 27 - Nationalists capture Guangchang, inflicting 5,500 casualties on the Communists.
• October - Start of Long March^[2]

Births

• January 1  - Mona Fong, Hong Kong film producer and manager (d. 2017)
• March 10  - Fou Ts'ong, pianist (d. 2020)
• July 17  - Lucio Tan, Chinese-Filipino billionaire businessman, educator

Deaths

• September 14 - Wang Zhanyuan
• November 13 - Shi Liangcai

Notes and References

1. Hu . Chi-hsi . June 1980 . Mao, Lin Biao and the Fifth Encirclement Campaign . The China Quarterly . en . 82 . 250–280 . 10.1017/S0305741000012364 . 1468-2648.
2. Book: Barnouin, Barbara . Zhou Enlai: A Political Life . Yu . Changgen . 2006 . Chinese University Press . 978-962-996-280-7 . 58 . en.