7th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
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The 7th Division (新疆生产建设兵团第七师; abbreviation for 兵团七师) is a division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) based in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and Karamay City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is an economic and paramilitary unit formed in 1953 from the former 25th Infantry Division of the 9th Army of the 22nd Corps of the PLA. The 7th Agricultural Construction Division of the XPCC (新疆生产建设兵团农业建设第七师; abbreviation for 兵团农七师) was approved and renamed to the present 7th Division of the XPCC in 2012.[1] The division is composed of 10 regiments and a direct managed farm (Kuidong Farm), and headquartered in Kuytun City.[2]
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7th Division | |
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Active | 1953 – 1975; 1981 – present |
Country | China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
Branch | Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) |
Type | Division Paramilitary organisation State-owned enterprise |
Headquarters | Huyanghe, Xinjiang |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Political Commissar | Li Huabin (李华斌) (CCP Secretary of Huyanghe) |
Commander | Song Xuehua (宋学华) (Mayor of Huyanghe) |
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