Chen Xiaogong
Chen Xiaogong | |
|---|---|
陈小工 | |
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force | |
| In office February 2009 – January 2013 | |
| Commander | Xu Qiliang Ma Xiaotian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1949 (age 74) Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Jilin University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1968–2013 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Sino-Vietnamese War |
Chen Xiaogong (
Biography
Chen Xiaogong was born in August 1949 in
He was PLA defense attaché in Washington (2001) and then the PLA's intelligence chief (director of the Second Department of the
Chen belonged to the PLA category of "cadre to be rescued" (抢救干部), a commander with a distinctive service record who, due to lack of a compulsory experience or lack of a vacancy, is transferred elsewhere as a way of promotion. Without experience as a commanding officer at or above divisional level (军事主官), he was unable to become deputy chief of the
As the fifth deputy commander of the PLAAF, he was in charge of intelligence, training safety, and foreign affairs. He was probably the only senior commander in the PLAAF with battlefield combat experience, having fought in the
Chen attained the rank of major general in July 1999 and lieutenant general in July 2008. He was a member of the 11th National People's Congress. He retired from military service in January 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Chen Xiaogong" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-16-091386-0.
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