← 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1972 in China → 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1972 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1972 in China.

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 – 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

• Shanghai Communiqué
• Nixon goes to China - 1972 Nixon visit to China - Nixon's China Game
• Japan-China Joint Communiqué
• Typhoon Ora
• Three Communiqués

Births

• Kang Hui
• Zheng Yongshan
• Liang Qin
• Xiao Jiangang
• Hu Haifeng

Deaths

• Chen Yi - January 6
• Zhang Guohua - February 21
• Xie Fuzhi - March 26
• Chen Zhengren - April 6