Yang Side

Yang Side (Chinese: 杨斯德; pinyin: Yáng Sīdé; 11 December 1921 – 7 September 2018) was a Chinese major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.

Yang Side
杨斯德
Personal details
Born	(1921-12-11)11 December 1921 Tengzhou, Shandong, China
Died	7 September 2018(2018-09-07) (aged 96) Beijing, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Wang Chengming (deceased) Hsia-Nan
Children	Yang Boning, Yang Zhongwei, Yang Lili, Yang Yunfeng, Yang Dongni
Alma mater	Peking University

Yang was Vice Minister of the Liaison Department of the General Political Department, Minister of the Central Taiwan Affairs Office, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, executive deputy director of the Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong Liaison Committee, among other positions.

Yang died in Beijing on 7 September 2018 at the age of 96.^[1]