Tong Shiping (; born July 1947) is a retired admiral of the

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare military branch, branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China. It i ...

(PLAN) of China. He served as Director of the Political Department of the PLAN, Political Commissar of the

PLA National Defence University The National Defense University is a national public collegiate military university headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, China, with constituent and affiliated military academies nationwide. Established in 1985 by a military order of Deng X ...

, and Head of the

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. He was a member of the

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Biography

Tong was born in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

in July 1947 and joined the PLA in 1968. He graduated from the

. He attained the rank of rear admiral in July 1998, vice admiral in July 2004, and admiral in July 2010.

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1947 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Shanghai People's Liberation Army Navy admirals PLA National Defence University alumni Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Political Commissars of the PLA National Defence University {{China-mil-bio-stub