1951 in China

Events in the year 1951 in the People's Republic of China.

← 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1951 in China → 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1951 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Communist Party of China – Mao Zedong
• Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
• Vice Chairmen of the Government – Zhu De Liu Shaoqi, Song Qingling, Li Jishen, Zhang Lan, Gao Gang
• Premier – Zhou Enlai
• Vice Premiers – Dong Biwu, Chen Yun, Guo Moruo, Huang Yanpei

Events

• January 4 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
• February 1 – Korean War: The United Nations General Assembly declares that the People's Republic of China is an aggressor in the Korean War in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 498.
• April 23-June 10 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces launch the Fifth Phase Campaign. The resulting Chinese defeat at Seoul and Soyang River brought the Communists side to the armistice negotiation.
• May 23 – The Tibetan government signs the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People's Republic of China.
• July 1 – China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO) was founded, as predecessor name was China Overseas Logistics and Freight Transport.
• September 9 – Chinese communist forces move into Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

Births

• October 30 – Liu Xiaoqing, Chinese actress and businesswoman.

Deaths

See also

• 1951 in Chinese film

References