Events from the year 1971 in China.
Incumbents Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong President of China – vacant Premier of China – Zhou Enlai Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De Vice President of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu Vice Premier 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
China tested its intercontinental DF-5 missile in 1971.
March March 26 – Cameroon and the People's Republic of China established bilateral relations.
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 April – Joseph Zhang Yinlin, priest and the bishop of Weihui June 22 – Dao Lang, Chinese musician 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) 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
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