Xu Huizi (; 9 December 1932 – 5 January 2005) was a

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in the

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of China who served as president of the PLA Military Sciences Academy from 1995 to 1997. He was a member of the

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and

14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 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 ...

. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the

9th National People's Congress The 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003 across five plenary sessions. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress. Background This was the f ...

Biography

Xu was born in

Penglai County Penglai, Peng Lai, or Peng-lai may refer to: *Penglai, Shandong, a district in Yantai, Shandong, China * Penglai, Hainan, a town in Wenchang, Hainan, China * Penglai, Sichuan, a town in Daying County, Sichuan, China * Penglai, Fujian, a town in An ...

(now Penglai District of

Yantai Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao ...

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 ...

, on 9 December 1932. He was a soldier of the

Republic of China Armed Forces The Republic of China Armed Forces ( zh, t=中華民國國軍) are the national military forces of the Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC), which is now based primarily in the Taiwan Area but Republic of China (1912–1949), formerly governed Mai ...

before being captured by the

Fourth Field Army The Chinese People's Liberation Army Fourth Field Army () was an army group-level military formation of the People's Liberation Army. It was formed during the Chinese Civil War by existing members of Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army statione ...

during the Liaoshen campaign. He was conscripted into the

(PLA) in 1948, and joined the

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(CCP) in 1950. During the late

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

, he was present at the Pingjin campaign, the , and the Guangxi campaign. After founding of the Communist State, in 1950, he participated in the

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. In 1985, he was promoted to deputy chief of the

People's Liberation Army General Staff Department The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) ( zh , s = 中央军委联合参谋部 ) is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Departm ...

, he remained in that position until July 1995, when he was appointed president of the PLA Military Sciences Academy. He was promoted to the rank of

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('' zhongjiang'') in 1988 and

('' shangjiang'') in 1994. On 5 January 2005, he died from an illness in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, at the age of 72.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Huizi 1932 births 2005 deaths People from Yantai People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress