Dong Mingxiang

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Dong Mingxiang
Native name董明祥
Born September 1953 (age 64)
Leiguan Town, Lai'an County, Anhui
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army
Years of service 1969–2015
Rank PLAMjGeneral r.png Major general
Commands held Head of the Joint Logistics Department of Beijing Military Region

Dong Mingxiang (Chinese :董明祥; pinyin :Dŏng Míngxiáng; born September 1953) is a Chinese major general in the People's Liberation Army. As of March 2015 he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws." [1]

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Life and career

Born in Leiguan Town of Lai'an County, Anhui, in September 1953, Dong Mingxiang joined the People's Liberation Army in December 1969, and six months later, he joined the Chinese Communist Party.

Lai'an County is a county in the east of Anhui Province, China, lying between the Yangtze River and the Huai River. It is under the administration of Chuzhou city.

Anhui Province

Anhui is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the eastern region of the country. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, bordering Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a short section in the north.

Peoples Liberation Army combined military forces of the Peoples Republic of China

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its founding and ruling political party, the Communist Party of China (CPC). The PLA consists of five professional service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, and the Strategic Support Force. Units around the country are assigned to one of five Theater commands by geographical location. The PLA is the world's largest military force and constitutes the second largest defence budget in the world. It is one of the fastest modernising military powers in the world and has been termed as a potential military superpower, with significant regional defense and rising global power projection capabilities. China is also the third largest arms exporter in the world.

From 1973 to 1975 he studied at Hebei Institute of Geology (now Shijiazhuang University of Economics), majoring in geology. From 1995 to 1998 he studied at PLA Engineering College. He also studied at PLA National Defence University as a part-time student in 1998.

PLA National Defence University

The PLA National Defence University is a national university administered by the People's Liberation Army. It is the top university for military education in China.

Dong Mingxiang was promoted to the rank of Major General (Shao Jiang) in 2001.

In July 2005 he was promoted to become Head of the Joint Logistics Department of Beijing Military Region, a position he held until 2015.

Beijing Military Region Former military region of China

The Beijing Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. From the mid 1980s to 2017, it had administration of all military affairs within Beijing city, Tianjin city, Hebei province, Shanxi province, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Region is mainly responsible for defending the People's Republic of China from Mongolia and Russia, and also protects the capital of China, and had the largest number of military personnel of any of the seven regions active from 1985-2017. The Region has now been disbanded and superseded by the Central Theater Command.

He was detained by Chinese military authorities in March 2015, suspected of corruption. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Head of the Joint Logistics Department of Beijing Military Region Dong Mingxiang sacked for graft". China.com (in Chinese). 2015-04-13.
  2. ↑ Larry Ong (2015-04-14). "Former Top Chinese Military Logistics General Said to Be Investigated". Epoch Times.
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