1983 in China

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Congress – Ye Jianying
• President – Li Xiannian
• Premier – Zhao Ziyang
• Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping, Deng Yingchao
• Vice President – Ulanhu
• Vice Premier – Wan Li

  Events

• Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign
• Hu Na#Diplomatic incident
• 1983 Guilin Airport collision
• Weightlifting at the 1983 National Games of China
• 1983 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
• 3rd Golden Rooster Awards
• 6th National People's Congress began
• Outlaws of the Marsh debuted
• CCTV New Year's Gala debuted

  Births

• July 17 - Joker Xue, singer-songwriter
• Jiao Fengbo
• Yang Jinghui
• Zhong Jinyu
• Wang Qingyun
• Bao Yingying
• Joker Xue

  Deaths

• Wang Guosong
• Liang Zongdai
• Xiao San
• Sun Fucheng
• Alexander Fu Sheng