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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
 
Sports
- April 5 to April 14 - 1961 World Table Tennis Championships
 
See also
References
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