Wang Zuxun

王祖训
President of the PLA Academy of Military SciencesIn office
December 1998 – July 2001Preceded byLiu JingsongSucceeded byGe Zhenfeng Personal detailsBornMay 1936 (age 88)
Qujing County, Yunnan, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartyAlma materPLA Military AcademyMilitary serviceAllegiance People's Republic of ChinaBranch/service People's Liberation Army Ground ForceYears of service1951–2001Rank GeneralBattles/warsSino-Vietnamese WarChinese nameSimplified Chinese王祖训Traditional Chinese王祖訓
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Zǔxùn

Wang Zuxun (Chinese: 王祖训; born May 1936) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China.

He was a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.[1][2]

Biography

Wang was born in Qujing County (now Qujing), Yunnan, in May 1936.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in June 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1959. He graduated from the PLA Military Academy.[1]

He participated in the Battle of Liangshan [zh] (两山战役) during the Sino-Vietnamese War.[1] In September 1985 he was promoted to become commander of the Yunnan Military District, a position he held until 1988, when he was made commander of the 14th Army.[1] In December 1993, he became vice president of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences, rising to president in January 1999.[1]

He attained the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 1993, and general (shangjiang) in June 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 简历：全国人大常务委员会委员王祖训. Sohu (in Chinese). 15 February 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ Mao Zhiwen (毛志文) (11 February 2015). 第十届全国人大历次会议. 81.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by
Li Jinqiao [zh]
 Commander of the Yunnan Military District
1985–1988 		Succeeded by
Sun Cuiping [zh]
Preceded by Commander of the 14th Army
1989–1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences
1998–2001 		Succeeded by