1971 in China explained

Events from the year 1971 in 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 (until 13 September), Deng Xiaoping (starting 13 September)

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 then Liu Zihou Governor of Heilongjiang Province  - Pan Fusheng then Wang Jiadao
  • Governor of Henan Province  - Liu Jianxun Governor of Hubei Province  - Zeng Siyu
    • Governor of Hunan Province  - Hua Guofeng Governor of Jiangsu Province  - Xu Shiyou Governor of Jiangxi Province  - Cheng Shiqing then She Jide
    • 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 (starting unknown)
    • • Governor of Shanxi Province  - Liu Geping then Xie Zhenhua Governor of Sichuan Province  - Zhang Guohua Governor of Yunnan Province  - Zhou Xing Governor of Zhejiang Province  - Nan Ping

Events

March

• March 26 – Cameroon and the People's Republic of China established bilateral relations.^[1]

May

• May 26 – Austria and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations.

June

• June 10 – The U.S. ends its trade embargo of China.

September

• September 13 – The Chinese Communist military leader Lin Biao dies in a plane crash in Mongolia after what appeared to be a failed coup to oust Mao. After his death, he was officially condemned as a traitor.

October

• October 25 – The United Nations General Assembly admits the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (Taiwan).

November

• November 23 – The People's Republic of China takes the Republic of China's seat on the United Nations Security Council (see China and the United Nations).
• Henry Kissinger secretly visits Beijing

Births

• January 26  - Li Ming, Chinese footballer and football executive
• October 29  - Ma Huateng, Chinese business magnate, founder of TenCent
• November 12  - Chen Guangcheng, Chinese civil rights activist

Deaths

• January 27 — Weng Wenhao, geologist and politician (b. 1889)
• April 25 — T.V. Soong, businessman, banker and politician (b. 1894)
• April 29 — Li Siguang, geologist and founder of China's geomechanics (b. 1889)
• June 15 — Xie Juezai, 3rd President of the Supreme People's Court (b. 1884)
• September 13 — Lin Biao Incident
  • Lin Biao, 2nd Minister of National Defence and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1907)^[2]
  • Ye Qun, politician and wife of Lin Biao (b. 1917)
  • Lin Liguo, son of Lin Biao (b. 1945)
• October 27 — Zhang Jingwu, politician and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1906)

See also

• 1971 in Chinese film

Notes and References

1. Book: 1972 . . Milutin Tomanović . . 2598 . sh . The Chronicle of International Events in 1971.
2. Web site: 11 September 2009 . zh:1971年9月13日 林彪叛国出逃坠机身亡 . http://www.china.com.cn/aboutchina/txt/2009-09/11/content_18506886.htm . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916025820/http://www.china.com.cn/aboutchina/txt/2009-09/11/content_18506886.htm . 16 September 2012 . 30 November 2019 . china.org.cn . Chinese: "9月13日凌晨3时，林彪乘坐的256号飞机在蒙古温都尔汗附近肯特省贝尔赫矿区南10公里处强行着陆坠毁".