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

• January 17 — Gu Zhutong, Nationalist general (b. 1893)
• April 2 — Wang Renmei, actress and singer (b. 1914)
• May 20 — Ma Sicong, violinist and composer (b. 1912)
• June 22 — Mao Bangchu, Nationalist high-ranking military officer (b. 1904)
• June 30 — Li Hanhun, Nationalist general (b. 1895)
• August 8 — Zhang Xiaoqian, gastroenterologist (b. 1897)
• August 21 — Li Fang-Kuei, linguist (b. 1902)
• August 27 — Bai Wei, revolutionary playwright, poet and fiction writer (b. 1894)
• October 21 — He Yingqin, Nationalist general (b. 1890)
• November 3 — Liang Shih-chiu, educator, writer, translator, literary theorist and lexicographer (b. 1903)

See also

• Timeline of Chinese history
• 1987 in Chinese film

References