Liao Xilong

Liao Xilong (simplified Chinese: 廖锡龙; traditional Chinese: 廖錫龍; pinyin: Liào Xílóng; born June 1940) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liao.
Liao Xilong
廖锡龙
Head of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department
In office
November 2002 – October 2012
Preceded byWang Ke
Succeeded byZhao Keshi
Commander of Chengdu Military Region
In office
1995 – November 2002
Preceded byWei Fulin
Succeeded byWang Jianmin
Personal details
BornJune 1940 (age 83)
Sinan, Guizhou, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1959–2013
Rank General
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991)

Biography

Liao was born in Sinan, Guizhou Province. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1959, and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in February 1963. He graduated from the Basic Department of the Military Academy of the PLA in 1981.[1]

He was elevated to the deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region in 1985. He spent months studying national defense at PLA National Defense University in 1986. He was promoted to the position of commander of the Chengdu Military Region and the vice Party secretary there in 1995. From 1999 to 2001, he took graduate classes in Sociology at Peking University. In 2002, he was appointed the director of the General Logistics Department of the PLA and a member of the Central Military Commission of the Party, and a year later, of the state.[1]

Liao was a member of the 15th, 16th and 17th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.[1]

References
  1. "Liao Xilong". Xinhua. Archived from the original on August 7, 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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