1988 in China

← 1987 1986 1985 1988 in China → 1989 1990 1991
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1988 List of years in China Timeline of Chinese history

The following lists events in the year 1988 in China.

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Communist Party: Zhao Ziyang
• President: Li Xiannian, Yang Shangkun
• Premier: Zhao Ziyang, Li Peng

Events

• 7th National People's Congress
• 18 January – China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146
• 14 March – Johnson South Reef Skirmish
• December–January 1989 – Nanjing anti-African protests

Culture

• List of Chinese films of the 1980s#1988

Sport

• China at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
• China at the 1988 Summer Olympics won a total of 28 medals^[1]
• China at the 1988 Winter Olympics won no medals^[1]

Births

• Fu Yanlong
• Xiao Yiming
• Rong Jing
• Qian Jialing
• Fan Jiachen

Deaths

• Liang Shuming
• Li Fenglou
• Chen Shixiang

References

Years in the People's Republic of China (1949–present)
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1949