1987 in China

Events from the year 1987 in China.

Incumbents

 * General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party: Hu Yaobang
 * President: Li Xiannian
 * Premier: Zhao Ziyang
 * Chairman: Deng Yingchao
 * Vice President: Ulanhu
 * Vice Premier: Wan Li

Governors

 * Governor of Anhui Province – Wang Yuzhao then Lu Rongjing
 * Governor of Fujian Province – Hu Ping then Wang Zhaoguo
 * Governor of Gansu Province – Chen Guangyi then Jia Zhijie
 * Governor of Guangdong Province – Ye Xuanping
 * Governor of Guizhou Province – Wang Zhaowen
 * Governor of Hebei Province – Xie Feng then Yue Qifeng
 * Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Hou Jie
 * Governor of Henan Province – He Zhukang then Cheng Weigao
 * Governor of Hubei Province – Guo Zhenqian
 * Governor of Hunan Province – Xiong Qingquan
 * Governor of Jiangsu Province – Gu Xiulian
 * Governor of Jiangxi Province – Wu Guanzheng
 * Governor of Jilin Province – Gao Dezhan then He Zhukang
 * Governor of Liaoning Province – Li Changchun
 * Governor of Qinghai Province – Song Ruixiang then Jin Jipeng
 * Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhang Boxing then Hou Zongbin
 * Governor of Shandong Province – Li Chang'an then Jiang Chunyun
 * Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Senhao
 * Governor of Sichuan Province – Jiang Minkuan (until January), Zhang Haoruo (starting February)
 * Governor of Yunnan Province – Li Jiating
 * Governor of Zhejiang Province – Xue Ju (until January), Shen Zulun (starting February)

Events

 * 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish
 * 7th Golden Rooster Awards
 * Black Dragon Fire
 * 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
 * 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
 * Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau
 * Huawei was founded in Shenzhen.
 * Hangzhou Wahaha Group was founded.
 * September 25 – China CITIC Bank was founded.

Births

 * January 6 – Zhang Lin, swimmer
 * March 27 – Yuan Jing, sport shooter
 * April 8 – Tianwa Yang, classical violinist
 * April 22 – Lou Yue, ice hockey player
 * May 4 – Li Yifeng, actor
 * August 20 – Hao Jialu, fencer
 * December 15 – Luo Xi, synchronised swimmer

Deaths

 * Li Hanhun, military general (b. 1895)
 * Li Fang-Kuei, linguist (b. 1902)
 * Gu Zhutong, military general (b. 1893)
 * Yang Bozhen, diplomat (b. 1919)