Qian Guoliang

Qian Guoliang (Chinese: 钱国梁; born January 1940) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). 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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qian.
Qian Guoliang
钱国梁
Commander of Shenyang Military Region
In office
December 1999 – December 2004
Preceded byLiang Guanglie
Succeeded byChang Wanquan
Commander of Jinan Military Region
In office
December 1993 – November 1996
Preceded byZhang Taiheng
Succeeded byChen Bingde
Chief of Staff Jinan Military Region
In office
December 1993 – November 1996
Preceded byYang Guoping
Succeeded byShen Zhaoji
Personal details
BornJanuary 1940 (age 82)
Wujiang County, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Military Academy
PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1958–2004
Rank General
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese钱国梁
Traditional Chinese錢國樑

Biography

Qian was born in Wujiang County (now Wujiang District of Suzhou), Jiangsu, in January 1940.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1958, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1960. He graduated from the PLA Military Academy and PLA National Defence University. In March 1983, he rose to become chief of staff of the 27th Group Army, and soon was promoted again to become commander in July 1985. In 1979, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War.[1] In December 1993, he became chief of staff of Jinan Military Region, rising to commander in November 1996. He became commander of Shenyang Military Region in December 1999, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2004.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1995 and general (shangjiang) in June 2002.

References
  1. 对越自卫反击战打出来的19位上将. qq.com (in Chinese). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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