1941 in China explained

Events in the year 1941 in China.

Incumbents

• President

Lin Sen

• Premier

Chiang Kai-shek

• Vice Premier

Kung Hsiang-hsi

• Foreign Minister: Wang Chonghui until April, then Guo Taiqi

Events

January

• January 7–13 - New Fourth Army incident
• January 30–March 1 - Battle of South Henan

March

• March - Western Hubei Operation
• March 14–April 9 - Battle of Shanggao

May

• May 7–27 - Battle of South Shanxi

July

• 1 July - Germany and Italy both Recognized "Wang Jingwei regime" (Nanjing)
• 2 July - the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chongqing)), Announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Germany and Italy

September

• September 6 – October 8 - Battle of Changsha (1941)

December

• 9 December- The government of Republic of China (The Nationalist Government (Chongqing)) declared war on Axis powers (Japan, Germany and Italy).

Births

January

• January 1 — Du Yulu, actor (d. 2020)
• January 6 — Yeung Kai-yin, Hong Kong civil servant and businessman (d. 2007)
• Huang Zhendong, 18th Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Chen Kuiyuan, politician

February

• February 8 — Yang Hongji, actor

March

• March 18 — James Wong Jim, Hong Kong Cantopop lyricist and songwriter (d. 2004)
• March 28 — Philip Fang, Hong Kong simultaneous interpretation specialist, United Nations official (d. 2013)
• March 31 — Dai Bingguo, politician and diplomat

July

• July 14 — Wang Zhaoguo, politician
• July 22 — Wu Bangguo, 8th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (d. 2024)

August

• August 6 — Wen Xingyu, comedian and director (d. 2007)

December

• December 21 — Lo Hoi-pang, Hong Kong actor and singer
• Pu Haiqing, 14th Mayor of Chongqing

Deaths

• March 14 - Yuan Guoping and Zhou Zikun
• Xiang Ying
• April 24 - Xie Jinyuan

See also

• List of Chinese films of the 1940s