1983 in China

Events from the year 1983 in China.

Incumbents

 * General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party - Hu Yaobang
 * Chairman of the National Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state, until June 18)
 * President – Li Xiannian (starting June 18)
 * Premier – Zhao Ziyang
 * Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping (until June), Deng Yingchao (starting June)
 * Vice President – Ulanhu (starting 18 June)
 * First Vice Premier – Wan Li

Governors

 * Governor of Anhui Province – Zhou Zijian then Wang Yuzhao
 * Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan then Hu Ping
 * Governor of Gansu Province – Li Dengying then Chen Guangyi
 * Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Tianfu then Liang Lingguang
 * Governor of Guizhou Province – Su Gang then Wang Zhaowen
 * Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Bingyan then Zhang Shuguang
 * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Chen Lei
 * Governor of Henan Province – Yu Mingtao (acting) then He Zhukang
 * Governor of Hubei Province – Han Ningfu then Huang Zhizhen
 * Governor of Hunan Province – Sun Guozhi then Liu Zheng
 * Governor of Jiangsu Province – Han Peixin then Gu Xiulian
 * Governor of Jiangxi Province – Zhao Zengyi
 * Governor of Jilin Province – Zhang Gensheng then Zhao Xiu
 * Governor of Liaoning Province – Quan Shuren (starting April)
 * Governor of Qinghai Province – Huang Jingbo
 * Governor of Shaanxi Province – Yu Mingtao (until April), Li Qingwei (starting April)
 * Governor of Shandong Province – Liang Buting
 * Governor of Shanxi Province – Luo Guibo then Wang Senhao
 * Governor of Sichuan Province – Lu Dadong (until April)/Yang Xizong
 * Governor of Yunnan Province – Liu Minghui (until April), Pu Chaozhu (starting April)
 * Governor of Zhejiang Province – Li Fengping then Xue Ju

Events

 * Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign
 * Hu Na Diplomatic incident
 * 1983 Guilin Airport collision
 * Weightlifting at the 1983 National Games of China
 * 1983 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
 * 3rd Golden Rooster Awards
 * 6th National People's Congress began
 * Outlaws of the Marsh (TV series) debuted
 * CCTV New Year's Gala debuted
 * July 31 – A heavy massive torrential rain and flood swept hit in Ankang, Shaanxi Province, at least 870 persons were perished, according to China Red Cross official confirmed report.

Births

 * April 5 – Zhong Jinyu
 * May 15 – Yang Jinghui
 * July 17 – Joker Xue, singer-songwriter
 * July 23 – Jiao Fengbo
 * November 6 – Bao Yingying
 * November 9 – Wang Qingyun

Deaths

 * 6 January – Yang Yong, general (born 1913)
 * 4 February – Xiao San, poet and translator (born 1896)
 * 2 April – Zhang Daqian, artist (born 1899)
 * 3 April – Sun Fucheng, football player and coach (born 1927)
 * 26 April – Huang Yongsheng, general (born 1910)
 * 10 June – Liao Chengzhi, politician (born 1908)
 * 22 September – Qiao Guanhua, Foreign Minister (1974-1976) (born 1913)
 * 30 September – Tan Zhenlin, former governor of Jiangsu Province (born 1902)
 * 28 November – Peng Shuzhi, early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1895)
 * Dates Unknown
 * Wang Guosong, electrical engineer (born 1902)
 * Liang Zongdai, poet and translator (born 1903)