1961 in China

Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	Other events of 1961; History of China • Timeline • Years

Events in the year 1961 in China. The country had an estimated population of 695 million people.

Incumbents

Governors

Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
Governor of Fujian Province – Wu Hongxiang
Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu
Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin
Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu
Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu
Governor of Hubei Province – Zhang Tixue
Governor of Hunan Province – Cheng Qian
Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
Governor of Jilin Province – Li Youwen
Governor of Liaoning Province – Huang Oudong
Governor of Qinghai Province – Yuan Renyuan
Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhao Boping
Governor of Shandong Province – Tan Qilong
Governor of Shanxi Province – Wei Heng
Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Dazhang
Governor of Yunnan Province – Ding Yichuan
Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren

Events

until February 9 - Campaign at the China–Burma border
July 11 - Signing of the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty
Continuing Great Chinese Famine

Other events

Establishment of the Logistical Engineering University of PLA, in Chongqing
April 27 – A container shipping and logistics brand on worldwide, COSCO was founded.^{[citation needed]}
　Establishment of Oil Worker's Children Middle School, in Ranghulu District, Daqing, Heilongjiang

Sports

April 5 to April 14 - 1961 World Table Tennis Championships

References

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