1961 in China

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

Incumbents

 * Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
 * President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
 * 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 – Chen Yun

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.
 * Establishment of Oil Worker's Children Middle School, in Ranghulu District, Daqing, Heilongjiang

Deaths

 * March 16 – Chen Geng, military officer (b. 1903)
 * August 8 – Mei Lanfang, opera artist (b. 1894)
 * August 12 – Tan Kah Kee, businessman, investor, and philanthropist active in Singapore and the Chinese cities of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou (b. 1874)

Sports

 * April 5 to April 14 - 1961 World Table Tennis Championships