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← 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1931 in China → 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1931 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1931 in China.

• Chairman of the Nationalist government: Chiang Kai-shek until December 15, Lin Sen
• Premier: Chiang Kai-shek until December 15, Chen Mingshu
• Vice Premier: Soong Tse-ven until December 16, Chen Mingshu

• March 1-early June - Second encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet
• April 1-May 31 - Second encirclement campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet
• April–July - Second encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
• July 1-September 18 - Third Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet
• September 18 - 918 Incident
• November 4 - Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge
• November 4–18 - Jiangqiao Campaign
• November - Establishment of the Chinese Soviet Republic
• 1931 China floods, one of the deadliest floods in history^[1]

• February 25 - Li Zhensheng (geneticist)
• November 3 - Michael Fu Tieshan, Catholic bishop (d. 2007)
• November 11 - Yan Mingfu, politician (d. 2023)

• February 7 - Rou Shi, Hu Yepin and Feng Keng; all executed
• June 24 - Xiang Zhongfa, executed
• August 4 - Cai Hesen, executed
• November 29 - Deng Yanda, executed