Xu Xin | |
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徐信 | |
Chief of Staff of the Beijing Military Region | |
In office December 1970 – November 1980 | |
Preceded by | Ma Weihua |
Succeeded by | Zhou Yibing |
Personal details | |
Born | Lingshou County, Zhili, China | 16 March 1921
Died | 18 November 2005 Beijing, China | (aged 84)
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Voroshilov Higher Military Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
Branch/service | Eighth Route Army People's Volunteer Army People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
Years of service | 1937–1992 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War |
Xu Xin (Chinese: 徐信; pinyin: Xú Xìn; 16 March 1921 – 18 November 2005) was a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a representative of the 9th, 12th, 13th, and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a delegate to the 4th and 5th National People's Congress.[1][2]