Qian Shugen (Chinese: 钱树根; born 29 March 1939) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Qian Shugen | |||||||
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钱树根 | |||||||
| Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff Department | |||||||
| In office 20 July 1995 – 11 June 2004 | |||||||
| Chief | Zhang Wannian Fu Quanyou Liang Guanglie | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Lanzhou Military Region | |||||||
| In office November 1992 – December 1994 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Chi Yunxiu | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Qianyuan | ||||||
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| Born | 29 March 1939 Wuxi County, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Chongqing Artillery School PLA Military Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1954–2004 | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钱树根 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 錢樹根 | ||||||
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Biography
editQian was born in Wuxi County (now Wuxi), Jiangsu, on 29 March 1939. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1954, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1956. After graduating from Chongqing Artillery School in 1956, he was assigned to the Guangzhou Military Region. In 1979, he entered the PLA Military Academy, where he graduated in 1981. He was commander of the 47th Group Army in March 1985, and held that office until June 1990. It was in this post that he won fame for his heroic efforts at the Laoshan Border War.[2] As a result of his distinguished service at that war, he was promoted to major general in September 1988.[2] In November 1992, he was promoted to become the chief of staff of the Lanzhou Military Region, succeeding Chi Yunxiu. He was promoted to assistant chief of the PLA General Staff Department in December 1994, and was promoted again to become deputy chief in July 1995.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1994, and general (shangjiang) in June 2000.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ 中共第十六届中央委员、中纪委名单 [List of members of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]. chinaaffairs.org (in Chinese). 14 November 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b 1992年，钱树根任兰州军区参谋长，顶头上司曾由64军军长越级提拔. qq.com (in Chinese). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 解放军新上将资料之三：钱树根. sina (in Chinese). 22 June 2000. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 忠诚，一个共和国卫士的誓言—记钱树根上将. xinhuanet.com. 13 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 钱树根上将会见古巴东部军区司令埃斯皮诺萨上将. sina (in Chinese). 23 October 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 钱树根上将会见伊朗革命卫队动员部队司令. sina (in Chinese). 11 October 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2022.