1923 in China

Events in the year 1923 in China.

Incumbents

• President: Li Yuanhong (until 13 June), Gao Lingwei (14 June – 10 October), Cao Kun (from 10 October)
• Premier: Wang Zhengting (until 4 January), Zhang Shaozeng (4 January – 9 September), Gao Lingwei (from 9 September)

Events

• January – Establishment of Radio Corporation of China
• 26 January – Sun–Joffe Manifesto
• 5 October – presidential election
• 27 December – Establishment of the Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow
• Establishment of the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Establishment of First United Front
• Establishment of Jiangsu Tongzhou High School, in Nantong, Jiangsu
• Establishment of Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, in Kunming, Yunnan

Births

• Chen Nengkuan
• Fu Quanxiang
• Li Wanheng
• Li Yuan-tsu
• Wang Shufeng
• Yang Guanghua
• Yang Jingyuan

Deaths

• Zhou Ziqi
• Chen Xiefen
• Fang Junying (1884–1923), was a Chinese revolutionary, killed herself due to sorrow over the level of corruption in the government

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