Yang Jinshan
| Yang Jinshan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 杨金山 |
| Born |
August 1954 (age 60) Xi County, Henan |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Years of service | November 1969 - October 2014 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant-general |
| Unit | The 14th Group Army of People's Liberation Army |
| Commands held |
Commanding officer of Tibet Military Region (2009-2013) Deputy Commanding officer of Chengdu Military Region (2013-2014) |
| Yang Jinshan | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊金山 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 杨金山 | ||||||
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Yang Jinshan (born 1954) is a disgraced general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as the Deputy Commanding officer of Chengdu Military Region between July 2013 to October 2014, and Commanding officer of Tibet Military District from December 2009 to July 2013.[1] Yang is a former member of 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, having been expelled from the body in 2014.[2]
Yang was promoted to the rank of major general (Shao Jiang) in December 2005 and lieutenant-general (Zhong Jiang ) in July 2011. Chinese media reported that Yang had close relations with Xu Caihou, who is the former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Career
Yang was born in Chengguan Town of Xi County in Henan province in August 1954. He graduated from PLA National Defence University.[1][3] Yang joined the People's Liberation Army in November 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1972.[1]
Beginning in 1969, Yang served in several posts in the 14th Group Army of People's Liberation Army , including soldier, monitor, staff, battalion commander, and Chief of staff.[1][3] From August 1995 to January 2001, he served as the Minister of Combat Department of Chengdu Military Region.[1][3] Then he served as the Chief of staff of the 14th Group Army of People's Liberation Army.[1][3] He became the Deputy Chief of staff of Chengdu Military Region in November 2005, and served until July 2007, when he was appointed as the Minister of Armament Department of Chengdu Military Region.[1][3] In December 2009, he was promoted to become the Commanding officer of Tibet Military District, he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was appointed the Deputy Commanding officer of Chengdu Military Region.[1][3]
Sometime in 2014, Yang was investigated by the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission, the military's top anti-graft body. The details of the investigation were not released, as is common practice with military graft cases. In October 2014, Yang was expelled from the Communist Party at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and ejected from the Communist Party's Central Committee.[1] Official sources did not state the reasons for his expulsion, though Chinese-language media have speculated about his links to the corruption cases of Gu Junshan and Xu Caihou.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 成都军区副司令员杨金山严重违纪被开除党籍 (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 2014.
- ↑ 中国共产党第十八届中央委员会委员名单 (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Yang Jinshan". China Vitae. Retrieved 2014.
- ↑ "Party expels senior military officer for breach of discipline". China.org. Retrieved 2014.