He Lei (Chinese: 何雷; pinyin: Hé Léi; born June 1955) is a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[1][2]
He Lei | |
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何雷 | |
Vice-President of the PLA Academy of Military Science | |
In office December 2013 – October 2018 | |
President | Liu Chengjun→Gao Jin→Cai Yingting→Zheng He→Yang Xuejun |
Deputy Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region | |
In office July 2013 – December 2013 | |
Leader | Liu Yuejun (commander) |
Personal details | |
Born | June 1955 (age 69) Luoyang, Henan, China |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | PLA National Defence University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1968-present |
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Unit | 38th Group Army |
Commands | Lanzhou Military Region |
Biography
editHe was born in Luoyang, Henan, in June 1955, to a military family, while his ancestral home in Tongjiang County, Sichuan Province. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1968, when he served in the military in Beijing Military Region. At the end of 1990, he was transferred to the PLA Academy of Military Science, the PLA's highest-level research institute and center of military science. In July 2013 he was appointed deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region. Five months later, he became vice-president of the PLA Academy of Military Science.[3][4]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2009 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2014.[5]
He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress and a delegate to 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Wang Siyu (2018-11-20). 军科院原副院长何雷中将谈统一:不希望下一代人再把头发等白. The Paper (in Chinese).
- ^ 中将:武力解决台湾日,“台独”战犯受惩时!. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2019-01-19.
- ^ 中将何雷当着全亚洲面驳斥美国“航行自由”问题,他是啥来头?. Guancha (in Chinese). 2017-06-05.
- ^ TOM O'CONNOR (21 November 2018). "CHINESE GENERAL HOPES MILITARY WILL TAKE BACK TAIWAN BEFORE NEXT GENERATION'S HAIR TURNS GRAY". newsweek.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "China general He Lei slams 'irresponsible comments' on South China Sea". straitstimes.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.