Events in the year 1948 in China.

• President: Chiang Kai-shek
• Vice President: Li Zongren
• Premier: Zhang Qun
• Vice Premier: Wang Yunwu (until April 24)

• 20 April – 1948 Republic of China presidential election

• 23 May to 19 October – Siege of Changchun

• 17–19 June - Battle of Shangcai

• 12 September to 2 November – Liaoshen Campaign
• 16–24 September – Battle of Jinan

• 7–15 October – Battle of Jinzhou
• 10–15 October – Battle of Tashan

• Early November – Boiler and ammunition explosion aboard an unidentified merchant ship evacuating troops of the Republic of China Army from Yingkou for Taiwan.^[1]

• 1 December – The People's Bank of China was established in Shijiazhuang, this financial service was transfered to Beijing in 1949.^{[citation needed]}

• 30 January – Wu Den-yih, Vice President of the Republic of China.

• 9 March – Chang Jin-fu, former Governor of Taiwan Province.

• 7 April – Hung Hsiu-chu, Vice President of Legislative Yuan.

• 5 May – Jeffrey Tao, interpreter.

• 4 October – Mao Chi-kuo, former Premier of the Republic of China.

• 3 March – Liu Kan
• 25 March – Yoshiko Kawashima

• 23 May – Kong Xianrong
• 25 May – Dong Cunrui

• 22 November – Huang Baitao

• 27 December – Lu Zhiying

• List of Chinese films of the 1940s