Meng Jinxi

Meng Jinxi (Chinese: 蒙进喜; born September 1944) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Tibet Military District from 1996 to 2004. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Meng.
Meng Jinxi
蒙进喜
Commander of the Tibet Military District
In office
September 1996 – August 2004
Preceded byZhou Wenbi
Succeeded byDong Guishan
Personal details
BornSeptember 1944 (age 79)
Chongqing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChongqing Jianshan High School
PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1961–2007
Rank Lieutenant general
Unit94th Regiment of the 32nd Division
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese蒙进喜
Traditional Chinese蒙進喜

Biography

Meng was born in Chongqing, in September 1944. He secondary studied at Chongqing Jianshan High School (重庆市兼善中学) and graduated from the PLA Military Academy.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1964. He served in the Kunming Military District from July 1964 to November 1969 and the 94th Regiment of the 32nd Division of the PLA Ground Force from November 1969 to September 1980. He led the regiment to fame in the Sino-Vietnamese War.[3]

He was commander of the 14th Group Army in September 1985, and held that office until September 1988.[3] He became vice president of the PLA Kunming Army College in July 1989, concurrently serving as head of the Training Department.[3] He became deputy commander of the Guizhou Military District in August 1992, and served until June 1996, when he was promoted to become commander of the Tibet Military District.[3] In June 2000, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[3] He took up the post of deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region which he held from July 2001 to December 2007, although he remained commander of the Tibet Military District until September 2004.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2002.[3]

References
  1. 中共第十六届中央委员、中纪委名单 [List of members of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]. chinaaffairs.org (in Chinese). 14 November 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. 中国人民政治协商会议第十一届全国委员会主席、副主席、秘书长、常务委员名单. sina (in Chinese). 14 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. 中国对越自卫反击战中升起的将星[组图]. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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