January Storm
Zhang Chunqiao supports the seizure of power from Shanghai party authorities
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1967 in China
Explore 21 historical events and records for China in 1967.
Historical records for China in 1967
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January
January Storm
Wang Hongwen helps organise radical workers during the January Storm in Shanghai
January Storm
Yao Wenyuan supports radical propaganda during the Shanghai January Storm
February
National Security Council Established
Abolishes the National Defense Council and establishes the National Security Council during the Period of Communist Rebellion.
Shanghai Commune
Wang Hongwen helps proclaim the Shanghai Commune before it is replaced by a revolutionary committee
Capture of Shanghai
The Red Guard captures Shanghai & uses the Paris commune of 1871 as a model
Siege of Shanghai
The Red Guard captures Shanghai & uses the Paris commune of 1871 as a model
Shanghai Revolutionary Committee
Mao favours replacing the Shanghai Commune with a revolutionary committee model
Seizure of Power
Xie Fuzhi supports radical attacks on existing public security and party structures
June
Nuclear Power
China explodes its first hydrogen bomb
Death of Li Lisan
Li Lisan dies after persecution during the Cultural Revolution
July
Taipei Special Municipality
Taipei is elevated to the status of a special municipality under the central government.
Wuhan Incident
Wang Li is seized during the Wuhan Incident, exposing the dangers of radical mobilisation
Army Intervention
Mao increasingly relies on the People's Liberation Army to restrain factional violence
House Arrest
Liu Shaoqi is placed under severe confinement as attacks on him escalate
Purge
Deng Xiaoping is removed from power and attacked as China's number two capitalist roader
August
Foreign Affairs Crisis Management
Intervenes as radical attacks disrupt the Foreign Ministry and China's diplomatic operations.
PLA Role
Lin Biao's army gains authority as factional struggles paralyse civilian administration
Other events (month unknown)
Book Burning
Liu Shaoqi's works are denounced and burned as he is attacked as China's Khrushchev
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Army
Commander of Navy
Appointed Commander of the Navy, a Lin Biao supporter
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