The 1930s saw the continuation of Nationalist rule from their capital in Nánjīng 南京, fighting between the Nationalist and Communist military forces, and the outbreak of full-scale war between Japan and China.
  1930 
-  1930 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
 
  1931 
-  1931 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
-  November 7: Provisional Soviet republic established in Jiāngxī 江西
 
 
  1932 
-  1932 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
-  February 18: Manchukuo 滿州國 established, Dàtóng 大同 era begins
 
 
  1933 
-  1933 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
 
  1934 
-  1934 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
-  Manchukuo Dàtóng era ends
 -  Puyi proclaimed Kāngdé Emperor
 -  Manchukuo Kāngdé era begins
 -  November 5: Jiāngxī 江西 Soviet dissolves
 
 
  1935 
-  1935 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
 
  1936 
-  1936 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
 
  1937 
-  1937 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
-  July 7: Marco Polo Bridge (Lúgōu qiáo 盧溝橋) incident, start of Second Sino-Japanese War
 -  Republican government moved from Nánjīng 南京
 
 
  1938 
-  1938 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
 -  Buddhist Events
 -  Political Events
 
  1939 
-  1939 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to: