1972 in China

Events from the year 1972 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 – Deng Xiaoping

Governors

 * Governor of Anhui Province – Li Desheng
 * Governor of Fujian Province – Han Xianchu
 * Governor of Gansu Province – Xian Henghan
 * Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Xingyuan (until April), Ding Sheng (starting April)
 * Governor of Guizhou Province – Lan Yinong
 * Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
 * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – 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
 * Governor of Shanxi Province – Xie Zhenhua
 * Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Guohua (until March), Liu Xingyuan (starting March)
 * Governor of Yunnan Province – Zhou Xing
 * Governor of Zhejiang Province – Nan Ping

Events

 * Shanghai Communiqué
 * Nixon goes to China - 1972 Nixon visit to China - Nixon's China Game
 * Japan-China Joint Communiqué
 * Typhoon Ora
 * Three Communiqués

Births

 * Kang Hui
 * Zheng Yongshan
 * Liang Qin
 * Xiao Jiangang
 * Hu Haifeng

Deaths

 * Chen Yi - January 6
 * Zhang Guohua - February 21
 * Xie Fuzhi - March 26
 * Chen Zhengren - April 6