Gong Gucheng

Gong Gucheng (Chinese: 龚谷成; born December 1940) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 14th and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a representative of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] Throughout his military career, he participated in the Vietnam War, the Battle of the Paracel Islands, and the Sino-Vietnamese War.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gong.
Gong Gucheng
龚谷成
Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region
In office
December 1993 – November 1996
Preceded byTao Bojun
Succeeded bySong Wenhan
Personal details
BornDecember 1940 (age 82)
Xinhua County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA First Engineering Corps Technical School
PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1960–2008
Rank Lieutenant general
CommandsGuangzhou Military Region
Battles/warsVietnam War
Battle of the Paracel Islands
Sino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese龚谷成
Traditional Chinese龔谷成

Biography

Gong was born in the town of Baixi, Xinhua County, Hunan, in December 1940, to Gong Guoguang (龚光国), a primary school teacher, and Chen Yueying (陈月英), a small merchant.[1][2] He is the first of seven children.[2] He attended Xinhua County No. 1 High School.[1][2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1958, and enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1960.[1][2] He graduated from the PLA First Engineering Corps Technical School.[1][2] In 1967, he was assigned to the Guangzhou Military Region, and eventually becoming chief of staff in December 1993 and deputy commander in November 1996.[1][2] In 1998, he served as commander in chief of Hubei Yangtze River Flood Fighting Army, and in 1999, he served as commander in chief of Yiyang Flood Fighting Army.[1][2] On August 8, 1998, the then Premier Zhu Rongji visited the disaster area in Hubei to inspect the disaster situation and hugged him closely.[1][2] He retired in August 2008.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1990 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1995.[1]

References
  1. 原广州军区副司令员龚谷成将军到母校新化一中视察指导工作！. qq.com (in Chinese). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Zeng Dexin (曾德新) (1 November 2018). 春秋几度赤胆心——龚谷成中将. rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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