The following lists events in the year 1990 in China.

Incumbents General Secretary of the Communist Party: Jiang Zemin President: Yang Shangkun Premier: Li Peng Vice President: Wang Zhen Vice Premier: Yao Yilin

Governors Governor of Anhui Province — Fu Xishou Governor of Fujian Province — Wang Zhaoguo then Jia Qinglin Governor of Gansu Province — Jia Zhijie Governor of Guangdong Province — Ye Xuanping Governor of Guizhou Province — Wang Zhaowen Governor of Hainan Province — Liu Jianfeng Governor of Hebei Province — Yue Qifeng then Cheng Weigao Governor of Heilongjiang Province — Shao Qihui Governor of Henan Province — Cheng Weigao then Li Changchun Governor of Hubei Province — Guo Zhenqian then Guo Shuyan Governor of Hunan Province — Chen Bangzhu Governor of Jiangsu Province — Chen Huanyou Governor of Jiangxi Province — Wu Guanzheng Governor of Jilin Province — Wang Zhongyu Governor of Liaoning Province — Li Changchun (until July), Yue Qifeng (starting July) Governor of Qinghai Province — Jin Jipeng Governor of Shaanxi Province — Hou Zongbin (until March), Bai Qingcai (starting March) Governor of Shandong Province — Zhao Zhihao Governor of Shanxi Province — Wang Senhao Governor of Sichuan Province — Zhang Haoruo Governor of Yunnan Province — Li Jiating Governor of Zhejiang Province — Shen Zulun (until November), Ge Hongsheng (starting November)

Events September 22 — October 7: 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. October 2: 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions, two commercial planes crashed, a total of 128 people died, 53 persons were hurt, 97 persons survived in Guangdong, according to the China Civil Aviation official confirmed report. Unknown date: Li-Ning sports goods company was founded.

Births February 7 — Hua Chenyu, rock singer and songwriter February 9 — Ma Ke, actor February 13 — Gyaincain Norbu, 11th Panchen Lama March 2 — Adderly Fong, Hong Kong Chinese racing driver April 20 — Lu Han, singer, actor and dancer June 28 — Chen Xuedong, actor and singer October 1 – Chen Minyi, Paralympic archer

Deaths January 11 — Cai Xiao, Taiwan-born military officer and politician (b. 1919) February 4 — Gao Yinxian, linguist and writer (b. 1902) February 8 — Xu Deheng, politician, scholar and educator (b. 1890) May 2 — Shi Guangnan, composer (b. 1940) May 9 — Lü Wei, diver (b. 1966) May 22 — Ling Shuhua, modernist writer and painter (b. 1900) July 11 — Sun Yu, film director (b. 1900) July 18 — Lap-Ban Chan, Hong Kong actress (b. 1911) July 29 — Cai Qiao, physiologist and physician (b. 1897) August 5 — Zhou Keqin, writer (b. 1937) August 14 Sun Lianzhong, nationalist general (b. 1893) Liu Xingyuan, lieutenant general (b. 1908) August 30 — Ch'ien Mu, historian and philosopher (b. 1895) September 11 — Cai Chang, 1st leader of the All-China Women's Federation (b. 1900) September 21 — Xu Xiangqian, 4th Minister of National Defense (b. 1901) October 15 — Yu Pingbo, essayist, poet, historian, redologist and literary critic (b. 1900) October 30 — Kwok Tak-seng, Hong Kong businessman and founder of Sun Hung Kai Properties (b. 1911) November 15 — Cheng Shicai, lieutenant general (b. 1912) November 18 — Dai Chuanzeng, nuclear physicist (b. 1921) November 19 — Sun Li-jen, nationalist general (b. 1900) November 26 — Feng Youlan, philosopher, historian and writer (b. 1895) December 14 — Zhang Qun, Nationalist politician (b. 1889) December 15 — Chen Zhifang, diplomat (b. 1906)

See also 1990 in Chinese film

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