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
- August 8 - Mei Lanfang, opera artist
- August 12 - Tan Kah Kee, businessman, investor, and philanthropist active in Singapore and the Chinese cities of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou