Sun Yong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Yong (Chinese: 孙勇; 1926 – 13 October 2022) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Central Guard Regiment from 1982 to 1994. He was a representative of the 12th, 13th, and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[1][2]

Sun Yong
孙勇
Commander of the Central Guard Regiment
In office 1982–1994
Preceded by	Zhang Suizhi (张随枝)
Succeeded by	You Xigui
Personal details
Born	1926 Dacheng County, Zhili, China
Died	2022 (aged 95–96) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1938–1994
Rank	Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	孙勇
Traditional Chinese	孫勇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Yǒng

Biography

Sun was born in Dacheng County, Zhili (now Hebei), in 1926.^[3] He joined the Eighth Route Army in August 1938 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1945.^[3] During the Chinese Civil War, he served as a security guard of Mao Zedong and Zhu De.^[3] In 1978, he became a security guard of Deng Xiaoping.^[3] In 1982, he was promoted to commander of the Central Guard Regiment, and served until 1994.^[3]

Sun was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1991.^[3]

On 13 October 2022, Sun died in Beijing, at the age of 96.^[3]

Publications

• 在毛主席身边二十年 [Twenty years by Chairman Mao's Side] (in Chinese). Beijing: Central Party Literature Press. 2010. ISBN 9787507329575.
• 在小平同志身边二十年 [Twenty years by Comrade Xiaoping's Side] (in Chinese). Beijing: Central Party Literature Press. 2014. ISBN 9787507341188.