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Events in the year 1952 in China.

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
• Chairman of the Government – Mao Zedong
• Vice Chairmen of the Government – Zhu De Liu Shaoqi, Song Qingling, Li Jishen, Zhang Lan, Gao Gang
• Premier – Zhou Enlai
• Vice Premiers – Dong Biwu, Chen Yun, Guo Moruo, Huang Yanpei, Deng Xiaoping

Governors

• Governor of Anhui Province – Zeng Xisheng (starting unknown)
• Governor of Fujian Province – Zhang Dingcheng
• Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
• Governor of Guangdong Province – Ye Jianying
• Governor of Guizhou Province – Yang Yong
• Governor of Hebei Province – Yang Xiufeng then Lin Tie
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Yu Yifu then Zhao Dezun
• Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu
• Governor of Hubei Province – Li Xiannian
• Governor of Hunan Province – Wang Shoudao then Cheng Qian
• Governor of Jiangsu Province – Tan Zhenlin (starting unknown)
• Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
• Governor of Jilin Province – Zhou Chiheng then Li Youwen
• Governor of Qinghai Province – Zhao Shoushan then Zhang Zhongliang
• Governor of Shaanxi Province – Ma Mingfang (until November), Zhao Shoushan (starting November)
• Governor of Shandong Province – Kang Sheng
• Governor of Shanxi Province – Lai Ruoyu then Pei Lisheng
• Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Jingquan (starting September)
• Governor of Yunnan Province – Chen Geng
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Tan Zhenlin

Events

• January 26 - The Five-anti campaign was launched in an effort to rid Chinese cities of corruption and enemies of the state. It became an all out war against the bourgeoisie in China.^[1]
• April 11–15 – Chinese Civil War: Battle of Nanri Island
• October 14-November 25 – Korean War: Battle of Triangle Hill

Births

• January 2 – Ng Man-tat, Hong Kong actor (died 2021)
• March 25 – Jung Chang, Chinese-born author and historian
• May 13 – Wang Xiaobo, Chinese writer who became famous after his death (died 1997)
• August 28 – Zhang Xinfeng, police officer and minister
• Zhang Beisan
• Zheng Qingdian
• Ureltu
• Yiin Chii-ming

Deaths

• August 8 - Fan Wanzhang
• December 3 - Sun Shenlu
• Huang Jiguang
• Wang Weike
• Wang Jingguo
• Mao Zuquan
• Zhou Xuechang
• Wang Shijing