1998 in China

Incumbents

• Party General Secretary: Jiang Zemin
• President: Jiang Zemin
• Premier: Li Peng, Zhu Rongji
• Vice President: Rong Yiren, Hu Jintao
• Vice Premier: Zhu Rongji Li Lanqing

  Events

• 9th National People's Congress
• Launch of the Three Stresses campaign
• June–September – 1998 Yangtze River floods
• June 23 – Chenggu axe massacre
• November 11 - Tencent founded.
• November 19 – 1998 Ninglang earthquake

  Births

• January 10 - Xu Shilin, tennis player
• December 16 - Zhou Jieqiong, singer and actress, member of I.O.I and Pristin

  Culture

• List of Chinese films of 1998

  Sport

• January 18–24 – 1998 Four Nations Tournament, in Guangzhou
• March 15–21 – 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, in Harbin
• Chinese Jia-A League season: Chinese Jia-A League 1998
• China at the 1998 Asian Games
• China at the 1998 Winter Olympics won a total of 8 medals