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Xu Huizi
20th century Chinese general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xu Huizi (Chinese: 徐惠滋; pinyin: Xú Huìzī; 9 December 1932 – 5 January 2005) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as president of the PLA Military Sciences Academy from 1995 to 1997.
He was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress.[1][2][3]
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Biography
Xu was born in Penglai County (now Penglai District of Yantai), Shandong, on 9 December 1932.[1] He was a soldier of the Republic of China Armed Forces before being captured by the Fourth Field Army during the Liaoshen campaign. He was conscripted into the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1948, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1950.[1] During the late Chinese Civil War, he was present at the Pingjin campaign, the Hengbao campaign, and the Guangxi campaign.[1]
After founding of the Communist State, in 1950, he participated in the Korean War.[1] In 1985, he was promoted to deputy chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, he remained in that position until July 1995, when he was appointed president of the PLA Military Sciences Academy.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988 and general (shangjiang) in 1994.[1]
On 5 January 2005, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 72.[1]
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