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

Incumbents Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng Premier 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 China – Deng Xiaoping

Governors Governor of Anhui Province – Wan Li then Zhang Jingfu Governor of Fujian Province – Liao Zhigao then Ma Xingyuan Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping then Li Dengying Governor of Guangdong Province – Wei Guoqing then Xi Zhongxun Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li (until unknown) Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yang Yichen then Chen Lei Governor of Henan Province – Duan Junyi then Liu Jie Governor of Hubei Province – Chen Pixian then Han Ningfu Governor of Hunan Province – Mao Zhiyong then Sun Guozhi Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Jiatun then Hui Yuyu Governor of Jiangxi Province – Jiang Weiqing then Bai Dongcai Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Enmao Governor of Liaoning Province – vacant Governor of Qinghai Province – Tan Qilong then Zhang Guosheng Governor of Shaanxi Province – Wang Renzhong then Yu Mingtao Governor of Shandong Province – Bai Rubing then Su Yiran Governor of Shanxi Province – Wang Qian then Luo Guibo Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhao Ziyang then Lu Dadong Governor of Yunnan Province – An Pingsheng then Liu Minghui Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tie Ying then Li Fengping

Events

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.)Rocha da Silva, Pascal (2006). "La politique de l'enfant unique en République populaire de Chine " ("The politics of one child in the People's Republic of China"). Université de Genève (University of Geneva). p. 22-8.

February February 17 – The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.

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.

September September 27 – Stars Art Exhibition, the first independent art exhibition, takes place in Beihai Park, Beijing

Births January 13 – Yang Wei, Badminton player February 9 – Zhang Ziyi, film actress February 17 – Xu Yunlong, footballer March 5 – Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter March 12 – Liu Xuan, Gymnast March 14 – Gao Ling, badminton player May 15 – Li Yanfeng, discus thrower April 19 – Zhao Junzhe, footballer June 14 – Ma Ning, association football referee June 20 – Li Yi, footballer July 19 – Mo Huilan, gymnast August 15 – Tong Jian, pair skater August 27 – Tian Liang, diver September 18 – Bobo Chan, Musical artist October 5 – Gao Yuanyuan, actress and model October 7 – Tang Wei, actress December 10 – Yang Jianping, archer December 24 – Pang Qing, figure skater December 27 – Sa Dingding, folk singer and songwriter

Deaths January 15 — Yang Zhongjian, vertebrate paleontologist (b. 1897) February 7 Su Zhenhua, general and politician (b. 1912) Cui Wei, film director and actor (b. 1912) March 7 — Lei Chen, Taiwanese politician and dissident (b. 1897) March 12 — Zheng Xiaocang, writer, translator, and educator (b. 1892) March 30 — Tong Dizhou, embryologist (b. 1902) May 27 — Yao Zhe, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1906) June 30 — Zhou Shidi, general of the People's Liberation Army (b. 1900) July 1 — Huang Minlon, organic chemist and pharmaceutical scientist (b. 1898) July 4 — Lee Wai Tong, Hong Kong and Chinese international association football player, head coach and former Vice President of FIFA (b. 1905) August 1 — Li Ji, influential archaeologist (b. 1896) August 14 — Wang Yun-wu, scholar of history and political science (b. 1888) August 27 — Shi Jianqiao, assassin of the Warlord Sun Chuanfang (b. 1905) September 25 — Zhou Libo, novelist and translator (b. 1908) October 13 — Chang Kia-ngau, banker, politician and scholar (b. 1889) December 3 — Zhang Guotao, revolutionary, founding member of the Chinese Communist Party and a rival to Mao Zedong (b. 1897)

See also 1979 in Chinese film

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