← 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1960 in China → 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1960 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1960 in the People's Republic of China.

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
• President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
• 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 – Chen Yun

Governors

• Governor of Anhui Province – Huang Yan
• Governor of Fujian Province – Wu Hongxiang (starting unknown)
• Governor of Gansu Province – Deng Baoshan
• Governor of Guangdong Province – Chen Yu
• Governor of Guizhou Province – Zhou Lin (politician)
• Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou
• Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Li Fanwu
• Governor of Henan Province – Wu Zhipu
• Governor of Hubei Province – Zhang Tixue
• Governor of Hunan Province – Cheng Qian
• Governor of Jiangsu Province – Hui Yuyu
• Governor of Jiangxi Province – Shao Shiping
• Governor of Jilin Province – Li Youwen
• Governor of Liaoning Province – Huang Oudong
• Governor of Qinghai Province – Yang Renyuan
• Governor of Shaanxi Province – Zhao Boping
• Governor of Shandong Province – Tan Qilong
• Governor of Shanxi Province – Wei Heng
• Governor of Sichuan Province – Li Dazhang
• Governor of Yunnan Province – Ding Yichuan
• Governor of Zhejiang Province – Zhou Jianren

Events

February

• February 11 – Twelve Indian soldiers die in clashes with Red Chinese troops along their small common border.

May

• May 9 – According to Chinese government official confirmed report, a Datong Laobaidong Coal mine gas explosion in Shanxi Province, 220 workers were rescued, 684 workers were perished.^{[citation needed]}

June

• June 9 – Typhoon "Mary" kills 1,600 people in the Fukien province of China.