Air Force Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

39°55′25.640″N116°18′1.026″E / 39.92378889°N 116.30028500°E / 39.92378889; 116.30028500

Highrise block in the top left quarter is the Air Force Medical Center (then known as the Air Force General Hospital when this photo was taken in 2004)

Air Force Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, formerly known as the People's Liberation Army Air Force General Hospital, located in Beijing is a general hospital and the top medical facility of the air force.

History

In May 1950, the People's Liberation Army Air Force decided to build an Air Force Hospital in Beijing. In July 1954, it was named "The General Hospital of the Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army." On October 25, 1956, based on the 11th Army Hospital of the Army, the Air Force General Hospital was founded. ^{[1] [2]} Since its establishment, it has been responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of aviation diseases and common diseases for air force pilots. It is responsible for the health protection and disease treatment of air force and joint logistics forces, and provide health assistance to local medical and health institutions. ^[3]

Song Chen, a neurologist from Air Force Medical Center, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in California, US, in July 2020, and charged with obtaining a visa by material false statements. She was accused of lying about her connections to the Chinese military in her application of a visa to visit Stanford University as a neurologist. Federal prosecutors claimed that she was a member of the People's Liberation Army when she entered the U.S. in 2018 and when she was living there. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "空军总医院历经六十年发展壮大、迎接改革强军考验记事". 新华网. 2016-12-08. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13.
2. "忆传统 颂改革 谱新篇 医院召开建院60周年纪念大会". 空军总医院. 2016-10-28. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13.
3. "空军总医院简介". 空军总医院. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
4. "Northern District of California | Visiting Stanford University Researcher Charged with VISA Fraud | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2020-07-20. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
5. "Office of Public Affairs | Federal Charges Against Stanford University Researcher Expanded | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2021-02-18. Archived from the original on 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
6. "Justice Department charges Stanford researcher with lying about ties to Chinese military". NBC News. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
7. "Stanford Researcher Accused Of Being Active Member Of Chinese Military, Charged With Visa Fraud - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. 2020-07-20. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

External links

• Official website