1982 in China

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Communist Party of China – Hua Guofeng
• Chairman of the Congress – Ye Jianying
• Premier – Zhao Ziyang
• Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping
• Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Wan Li

  Events

• 2nd Golden Rooster Awards
• 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of China
• Qidong fell to earth
• Third National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
• Three Communiqués

  Births

• May 5 - Jia Dandan
• July 27 - Tang Li
• Liang Lei
• April 14 - Zhao Shengbo
• October 9 - Nian Yun

  Deaths

• Yang Tingbao
• Huang Xianfan
• Wei Ming
• Mok Kwai-lan
• Pei Wenzhong
• Liu Lanbo