Sun Zhongtong ( zh, s=孙忠同; born October 1944) is a retired

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of the

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(PLA) of the

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. He served as vice director of the

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Biography

Born in Wendeng,

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

, Sun entered the work force in September 1964, and joined the

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(CCP) in September 1965. He graduated from the CCP

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, majoring in economics management. He enlisted in the army in January 1965, and served in various posts in the

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Military District. He was elevated to vice director of the propaganda department of the

in October 1990. In May 1993, he became editor-in-chief of the ''

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'' and president of the newspaper agency in September 1994. He became the assistant director of the General Political Department and a member of the CCP committee there in July 2001. He was elevated to vice director of the General Political Department in July 2004. In December of the same year, he was also appointed Secretary of the

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. He attained the rank of major general in July 1993,

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in July 2002, and

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in June 2006.Central Military Commission Awarded 10 Generals, Two of Them From Shandong
Shandong News He was an alternate of the

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and a full member of the 17th Central Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Zhongtong 1944 births Living people Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong Politicians from Weihai Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Alternates of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress