Diao Guoxin

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Diao Guoxin
刁国新
Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District
In office
December 2012 –August 2016
Commander Xu Yong
Preceded by Wang Zengbo
Succeeded by Wang Jianwu
Personal details
Born October 1958 (age 59)
Taixing, Jiangsu, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army
Years of service 1976 − present
Rank PLALtGeneral r.png Lieutenant general
Battles/wars Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
Battle of Koulinshan (1981)
Battle of Laoshan (1984)

Diao Guoxin (Chinese :刁国新; born October 1958) is a lieutenant general ( zhong jiang ) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as Political Commissar of the Tibet Military District from 2012 to 2016.

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The Tibet Military District is a military district of the People's Liberation Army. It was first established in 1952, possibly from elements previously part of the 18th Corps. In December 1968 it became part of the Chengdu Military Region.

Biography

Diao Guoxin was born in October 1958 in Taixing, Jiangsu Province. He enlisted in the PLA in February 1976, and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1979. He is a university graduate. [1]

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In February 1979, Diao was transferred from the Nanjing Military Region to the 14th Group Army, and fought in the Sino-Vietnamese War. He also fought in the Battle of Koulinshan in May 1981 and the Battle of Laoshan in April 1984, during the subsequent Sino-Vietnamese conflicts. He was twice awarded for military valour. [1]

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Sino-Vietnamese War war between the Peoples Republic of China and Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1979

The Sino-Vietnamese War, also known as the Third Indochina War, was a brief border war fought between China and Vietnam in early 1979. China launched an offensive in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978.

Diao rose through the ranks of the 14th Group Army, eventually rising to political commissar of the corps in July 2007. In February 2011 he became political commissar of the 13th Group Army. [1]

In the military, a political commissar or political officer, is a supervisory officer responsible for the political education (ideology) and organization of the unit they are assigned to, and intended to ensure civilian control of the military.

Diao was appointed political commissar of the Tibet Military District in December 2012. [1] On 15 July 2014, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general ( zhong jiang ) together with Xu Yong, commander of the Tibet MD. [2]

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar is a three-star military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general.

Xu Yong is a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He has been Commander of the Tibet Military District since 2013.

In August 2016, Diao Guoxin was appointed Deputy political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, newly established. [3]

Peoples Liberation Army Ground Force land warfare branch of Chinas military

The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army and it is the largest and oldest branch of the entire Chinese armed forces. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 1927; however, it was not officially established until 1948.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 刁国新同志简历. People's Daily (in Chinese). December 2014.
  2. ↑ 西藏军区司令员政委双双晋升中将军衔. The Paper (in Chinese). 2014-07-16.
  3. ↑ "陆军领导层继续调整：西藏军区原政委刁国新调任陆军副政委". 澎湃新闻. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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