Events in the year 1970 in the People's Republic of 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 – Lin Biao
Governors
Governor of Anhui Province – Li Desheng
Governor of Fujian Province – Han Xianchu
Governor of Gansu Province – Song Ping
Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Xingyuan
Governor of Guizhou Province – Ma Li
Governor of Hebei Province – Li Zaihe
Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Pan Fusheng
Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jianxun
Governor of Hubei Province – Zeng Siyu
Governor of Hunan Province – Li Yuan then Hua Guofeng
Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Shiyou
Governor of Jiangxi Province – Cheng Shiqing
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 – Liu Geping
Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Guohua
Governor of Yunnan Province – Tan Furen (until October), Zhou Xing (starting October) Governor of Zhejiang Province – Nan Ping
Events
April
April 24 - China launched its first space satellite Dong Fang Hong I as part of the PRC's Dong Fang Hong space satellite program.
October
October 13 – The People's Republic of China and Canada signed established diplomatic relations. October 14 – A Chinese nuclear test is conducted in Lop Nor.
December
December 30 – Construction of the Gezhouba Dam started.
Births
September 7 – Gao Min, Chinese diver
October 30 – Xie Jun, Chinese chess grandmaster
Deaths
September 23 – Zhao Shuli, Chinese novelist and a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. September 27 - Li Tianyou December 10 - Huang Qixiang