1948 in China

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Events in the year 1948 in China.

Incumbents

• President: Chiang Kai-shek
• Vice President: Li Zongren
• Premier: Zhang Qun
• Vice Premier: Wang Yunwu (until April 24)

Events

April

• 20 April - 1948 Republic of China presidential election

May

• 23 May - 19 October - Siege of Changchun

June

• 17–19 June - Battle of Shangcai

September

• 12 September - 2 November - Liaoshen Campaign
• 16–24 September - Battle of Jinan

October

• 7–15 October - Battle of Jinzhou
• 10–15 October - Battle of Tashan

November

• Early November - Boiler and ammunition explosion aboard an unidentified merchant ship evacuating troops of the Republic of China Army from Yingkou for Taiwan.^[1]

December

• 1 December – People's Bank of China was established in Shijiazhuang, this financial service was transfer to Beijing in 1949.^{[citation needed]}

Births

• 30 January - Wu Den-yih, Vice President of the Republic of China.
• 9 March - Chang Jin-fu, former Governor of Taiwan Province.
• 7 April - Hung Hsiu-chu, Vice President of Legislative Yuan.
• 5 May - Jeffrey Tao, interpreter.
• 4 October - Mao Chi-kuo, former Premier of the Republic of China.

Deaths

• 25 May - Dong Cunrui
• 22 November - Huang Baitao
• Lu Zhiying
• Liu Kan
• Kong Xianrong
• Yoshiko Kawashima

See also

• List of Chinese films of the 1940s

References