Ye Xuanning (simplified Chinese :叶选宁; traditional Chinese :葉選寧; pinyin :YèXuǎnníng; Wade–Giles :Yeh Hsuan-ning;October 1938 –10 July 2016) was a Chinese politician,general and businessman.
Ye was born in British Hong Kong in October 1938,the son of Ye Jianying,a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general,Marshal of the People's Liberation Army,and Zeng Xianzhi,a descendant of Zeng Guoquan and a Standing Committee member of the 4th and 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Ye Xuanning was raised in his maternal grandmother's home,in Heye Town of Shuangfeng County,in Hunan province. In 1950,he relocated to Beijing,living with his father. He attended The High School Affiliated To Beijing Normal University and Beijing 101 High School. [1] In 1958,he entered Harbin Institute of Military Engineering (now Harbin Engineering University),where he studied alongside Zhang Yanzhong (张延忠;張延忠;son of Zhang Dingcheng,Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate) and Wang Xing (王兴;王興;son of Wang Ruofei,Member of the ruling CCP's Central Committee), [2] after which he transferred to Beijing Institute of Technology due to poor health.[ citation needed ]
After graduating from Beijing Institute of Technology in 1960,he was assigned to a radio parts factory in Zhuzhou,Hunan,then he was transferred to Shangrao,Jiangxi. In 1974,while operating a machine,his right arm was cut off.[ citation needed ]
In 1978,Ye served as secretary of Kang Shien,director of the Economic Commission of the State Council.[ citation needed ]
In 1980,Ye had made a crossover from politics to business. He became the president of Canglang Consulting Corporation. In 1984,he served as vice-president of the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC). That same year,he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang) in September 1988. [3]
In 1990,Ye was appointed head of the Liaison Department of the PLA General Political Department. In 1993,he became president of China Carrie Enterprises Limited.[ citation needed ]
Ye retired from the army in 1997. He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a Standing Committee member of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Ye was also a calligrapher,famous for his cursive calligraphy. [4]
On July 10,2016,Ye died of lung cancer at Zhongshan Hospital,in Guangzhou,Guangdong. [2] [5]
Ye was the leader or godfather of the Princelings. He was low-profile but influential in political,military and business circles. Many people who ran into troubles looked for Ye,who was always able to resolve their problems. [6]
Ye married painter Qian Ningge (钱宁戈),daughter of Qian Yimin,a CCP revolutionary and politician. They had a son,Ye Hong (叶弘),and a daughter,Ye Jingzi (叶静子). His son-in-law is Wang Jingyang (王京阳),grandson of Wang Zhen,one of the Eight Elders of the CCP. [7]
Wang Hongwen was a Chinese labour activist and politician who was the youngest member of the "Gang of Four". He rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976),after organizing the Shanghai People's Commune,to become one of the foremost members of national leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The Princelings,also translated as the Party's Crown Princes,are the descendants of prominent and influential senior communist officials in the People's Republic of China. It is an informal,and often derogatory,categorization to signify those believed to be benefiting from nepotism and cronyism,by analogy with crown princes in hereditary monarchies. Many of its members hold high-level political and business positions in the upper echelons of power.
Ye Jianying was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician,one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang of Four and ended the Cultural Revolution,and was the key supporter of Deng Xiaoping in his power struggle with Hua Guofeng. After Deng ascended power,in his capacity as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,Ye served as China's head of state during the period from 1978 to 1983.
Ye Xuanping was a Chinese politician,who served as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1980 to 1985 and Governor of Guangdong,his native province,from 1985 to 1991. Ye was a strong supporter of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening policy. Under his leadership,Guangdong grew economically prosperous and gained significant autonomy from Beijing. Concerned about his power,the national government manoeuvred to relieve him of the governorship,but allowed him to maintain his power base in Guangdong. He subsequently served as Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1991 to 2003.
The 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 2002 to 2007. It held seven plenary sessions. It was set in motion by the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The 15th Central Committee preceded it. It was followed by the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1997 to 2002. The 14th Central Committee preceded it. It was followed by the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This was the first Central Committee that current CCP general secretary Xi Jinping was elected to,as an alternative member.
The 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1992 to 1997. It held seven plenary sessions. It was preceded by the 13th Central Committee. It was elected by the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and in turn elected the 14th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
The 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in a five-year session from 1977 to 1982. The 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party preceded it. It held seven plenary sessions in the five-year period. It was formally succeeded by the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1973 to 1977. It was preceded by the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It held three plenary sessions in the four-year period. It was formally succeeded by the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1969 to 1973. It was preceded by the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It was the second central committee in session during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Even amidst partial cultural disintegration,it was succeeded by the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It held two plenary sessions in the 4-year period.
The politics of Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
Wang Huning is a Chinese political theorist and one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),who is currently the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He has been a leading ideologist in the country since the 1980s. He has been a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee,China's top decision-making body since 2017,and is its fourth-ranking member since 2022.
The Politics of Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
Ye Wenling is a Chinese novelist. She was a member of the 6th,7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Zeng Xianzhi was a Chinese revolutionary and politician.
Ye Qing is a Chinese actress. She rose to fame after portraying Yu Tan in the television series historical television series Scarlet Heart (2011),which enjoyed the highest ratings in mainland China. Her film breakthrough came in 2014 with her performance as Zhang Yan in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades,for which she won the Best Newcomer at the Chinese Australia International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival.
Wang Chunning is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China,currently serving as commander of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2011,lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017,and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.
Wang Fuyu is a retired Chinese politician of Hui ethnicity. At the height of his political career,he was chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,the province's top political advisory body. Prior to that,he was party chief of Haikou and Sanya in south China's Hainan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in February 2021. He was the third leader of provincial-ministerial level to be targeted in 2021,after Li Wenxi,former vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,and Song Liang,for executive vice governor of Gansu.
Zhang Yan was a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as president of the National University of Defense Technology from 1978 to 1983. He was a member of the 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Long Zhiyi was a Chinese novelist and politician of Yi ethnicity who served as chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference between 1993 and 1998. He was a representative of the 13th,14th and 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 9th and 8th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress.