1979 in China

Events in the year 1979 in the People's Republic of China.

← 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1979 in China → 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1979 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Communist Party of China – Hua Guofeng
• Premier of the People's Republic of China – Hua Guofeng
• Chairman of the National People's Congress – Ye Jianying
• Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
• Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping

Events

Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping with U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 31 January 1979

January

• January 1 — The United States broke diplomatic relations with Republic of China, and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
• January - The One Child Policy is announced and implemented (est.)[1]

February

• February 17 – The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.
• February 26 – The Chiang Kai-shek International Airport was officially openers

March

• March 5 – Zhuhai County was upgraded to Zhuhai City.
• March 14 – In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 260.

April

• April 2 – Guangming Electronics Work Factory, as predecessor of Konka Group was founded in Shenzhen.

July

• July 1 – Citic Group was founded.

September

• Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in Beihai Park, Beijing

Births

• February 9 – Zhang Ziyi, film actress
• March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
• March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast
• August 27 – Tian Liang, diver
• December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer[2]

Deaths

• May 27 – Yao Zhe, People's Liberation Army lieutenant general (b. 1906)
• June 1 – Yang Zhongjian, vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1897)
• Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b. 1892)

See also

• 1979 in Chinese film

References

1. Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine Archived 2007-11-28 at the Wayback Machine" ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8. (in French)
2. "Jianping YANG - Olympic Archery | People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.