Events from the year 1898 in China (戊戌).

• Guangxu Emperor (24th year)^[1]

• Viceroy of Zhili — Wang Wenshao then Ronglu then Yuan Shikai then Yulu
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Bian Baoquan then Xu Yingkui
• Viceroy of Huguang — Zhang Zhidong
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tao Mo
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Tan Zhonglin
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Songfan
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Yulu then Kuijun
• Viceroy of Liangjiang — Liu Kunyi

• March 9 Kiautschou Bay concession leasing Qingdao to German Empire "on 6 March 1898 the German Empire retreated from outright cession of the area and accepted a leasehold of the bay for 99 years, or until 1997"
• March 27 Convention for the Lease of the Liaotung Peninsula or Pavlov Agreement for Russian Dalian
• May 29 Lease of Guangzhouwan to France
• June 9 - Convention between England and China Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory, the New Territories leased to England for 99 years
• June 11-September 21 - Hundred Days' Reform
• June 11, Emperor Guangxu promulgated the decree of Clear Instructions for Important Affairs of State
• July 1 Lease of Weihaiwei under British rule
• Imperial University of Peking (now Peking University) founded

• March 5 - Zhou Enlai
• May - Wang Zuo
• June - Zhang Tailei
• October - Yuan Wencai
• October 24 - Peng Dehuai
• November 24 - Liu Shaoqi
• Tong Linge

• September 28 - Tan Sitong, Lin Xu, Kang Guangren (brother of Kang Youwei), Yang Shenxiu, Yang Rui (reformer) and Liu Guangdi