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1972 in China
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Events from the year
1972 in
China
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Incumbents
Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
–
Mao Zedong
President of the People's Republic of China
–
vacant
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
–
Deng Xiaoping
Governors
Governor of Anhui Province
–
Li Desheng
Governor of Fujian Province
–
Han Xianchu
Governor of Gansu Province
–
Xian Henghan
Governor of Guangdong Province
–
Liu Xingyuan
(until April),
Ding Sheng
(starting April)
Governor of Guizhou Province
–
Lan Yinong
Governor of Hebei Province
–
Liu Zihou
Governor of Heilongjiang Province
–
Wang Jiadao
Governor of Henan Province
–
Liu Jianxun
Governor of Hubei Province
–
Zeng Siyu
Governor of Hunan Province
–
Hua Guofeng
Governor of Jiangsu Province
–
Xu Shiyou
Governor of Jiangxi Province
–
Cheng Shiqing
then
She Jide
Governor of Jilin Province
–
Wang Huaixiang
Governor of Liaoning Province
–
Chen Xilian
Governor of Qinghai Province
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Liu Xianquan
Governor of Shaanxi Province
–
Li Ruishan
Governor of Shandong Province
–
Yang Dezhi
Governor of Shanxi Province
–
Xie Zhenhua
Governor of Sichuan Province
–
Zhang Guohua
(until March),
Liu Xingyuan
(starting March)
Governor of Yunnan Province
–
Zhou Xing
Governor of Zhejiang Province
–
Nan Ping
Events
January 6 — China's foreign minister
Chen Yi
dies at 71.
[
1
]
February 21–28 — U.S. President Richard Nixon makes an
8-day visit
to the People's Republic of China. The visit symbolize the normalization of
China–United States relations
.
[
2
]
[
3
]
February 27 — The
Shanghai Communiqué
was signed and issued by the governments of the People's Republic of China and the United States.
[
4
]
February 28 — The
Three Communiqués
summarizes the landmark dialogue begun by President
Richard Nixon
and Premier
Zhou Enlai
. Some of the issues addressed in this communiqué include the two sides' views on
Vietnam
, the
Korean Peninsula
,
India
and
Pakistan
and the
Kashmir
region, and perhaps most importantly, the
Taiwan
(
Republic of China
) issue (i.e.,
Taiwan's political status
).
[
5
]
April 10 — Construction workers in
Shandong
discovered
tombs
containing
bamboo slips
which among them, is the
Sun Tzu
's
Art of War
and
Sun Bin
's lost
military treatise
.
[
6
]
[
7
]
June 22–30 —
Typhoon Ora
strucks the
Philippines
and
Southern China
.
August 1 — The 45th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the
People's Liberation Army
.
September 25–29 — Japanese Prime Minister
Masayoshi Ōhira
makes a visit to China.
[
8
]
September 29 — The
Japan-China Joint Communiqué
is signed between China and Japan which started the normalization of China-Japan relations.
[
9
]
December 22 — Australia establishes
diplomatic relations
with the People's Republic of China.
[
10
]
Births
Kang Hui
Zheng Yongshan
Liang Qin
Xiao Jiangang
Hu Haifeng
Deaths
January 6 —
Chen Yi
, 2nd
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(b.
1901
)
[
11
]
January 9 —
Liang Sicheng
, architect and architectural historian (b.
1901
)
[
12
]
January 19 —
Gao Shuxun
, general from
Zhili Province
(b.
1898
)
[
13
]
February 15 —
Edgar Snow
, American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the
Chinese Communist Revolution
(b.
1905
)
[
14
]
February 21 —
Zhang Guohua
, politician and lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (b.
1914
)
[
15
]
March 26 —
Xie Fuzhi
, military commander, political commissar and national security specialist (b.
1909
)
April 6 —
Chen Zhengren
, politician (b.
1907
)
April 16 —
Zeng Shan
, communist military commander and security minister (b.
1899
)
April 23 —
Li Dequan
, 1st
Minister of Health
(b.
1896
)
July 25 —
Baren
, modern writer, critic and translator (b.
1901
)
September 1 —
He Xiangning
, revolutionary, feminist, politician, painter and poet (b.
1878
)
[
16
]
December 2 —
Ip Man
, martial arts grandmaster (b.
1893
)
[
17
]
December 10 —
Deng Zihui
, communist revolutionary and one of the most influential leaders of the
People's Republic of China
(b.
1896
)
[
18
]
See also
1972 in Chinese film
References
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2025-07-28
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↑
"Nixon's Trip to China | Richard Nixon Museum and Library"
.
www.nixonlibrary.gov
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations - Office of the Historian"
.
history.state.gov
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Nixon's China's Visit and "Sino-U.S. Joint Communiqué"_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China"
.
www.mfa.gov.cn
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Joint communiques above US acts"
.
chinadailyhk
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
Theobald, Ulrich.
"Sunzi bingfa 孫子兵法 (www.chinaknowledge.de)"
.
www.chinaknowledge.de
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
Theobald, Ulrich.
"Sun Bin bingfa 孫臏兵法 (www.chinaknowledge.de)"
.
www.chinaknowledge.de
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Japanese leader's 1972 mission to normalise China ties a 'huge gamble'
"
.
South China Morning Post
. 2022-09-26
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"I. Bilateral Political Relations_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China"
.
www.fmprc.gov.cn
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Transcript 3119 | PM Transcripts"
.
pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"CHINA ANNOUNCES DEATH OF CHEN YI (Published 1972)"
. 1972-01-11
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Liang Sicheng: the Father of Modern Chinese Architecture"
.
en.planning.org.cn
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Biography of Lieutenant-General Gao Shuxun - (高树勋) - (Kao Shu-hsun) (1897 – 1972), China"
.
generals.dk
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Edgar Snow Dies; Wrote About China (Published 1972)"
. 1972-02-16
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"In 1972, Zhang Guohua died suddenly during a meeting. After Premier Zhou learned about it, he personally announced three arrangements"
. 2025-07-28.
↑
"环球人物"
.
paper.people.com.cn
. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"Last recorded footage of Bruce Lee's teacher IP man (days before his death)"
.
mixedmartialarts.com
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. Retrieved
2025-07-28
.
↑
"追梦中华・学侨史 忆侨杰 邓子恢:传播革命火种的海归楷模-福建省侨联"
.
fjsql.fqworld.org
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2025-07-28
.
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