Qin Jiwei
Qin Jiwei | |
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秦基偉 | |
State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China | |
In office 12 April 1988 – 29 March 1993 | |
Premier | Li Peng |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 12 April 1988 – 29 March 1993 | |
Premier | Li Peng |
Preceded by | Zhang Aiping |
Succeeded by | Chi Haotian |
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region | |
In office September 1977 – January 1980 | |
Preceded by | Liu Zihou |
Succeeded by | Yuan Shengping |
Commander of the Chengdu Military Region | |
In office 1973 – October 1975 | |
Preceded by | Liang Xingchu |
Succeeded by | Liu Xingyuan |
Personal details | |
Born | Hong'an County, Hubei, China | 16 November 1914
Died | 2 February 1997 Beijing, China | (aged 82)
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Children | Qin Weijiang Qin Tian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
Years of service | 1927–1993 |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Chinese Civil War (1946–1950) Korean War (1950–1953) |
Awards |
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Qin Jiwei (simplified Chinese: 秦基伟; traditional Chinese: 秦基偉; pinyin: Qín Jīwěi; 16 November 1914 – 2 February 1997) was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo.
Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family
Combat
Qin joined a Hebei guerrilla band after the failed Autumn Harvest Uprising, and spent his earliest years in the military under the leadership of Xu Haidong and Xu Xiangqian, and alongside future generals Chen Zaidao and Xu Shiyou. After a series of setbacks, the unit Qin served in was redesignated the 31st Division, Red 11th Corps.[2]
The Fourth Front Army participated in the Long March as a separate unit from the main force under Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong. At the close of the Long March, Xu Xiangqian's Right Column (to which Qin, Chen Xilian and Li Xiannian were assigned) were shattered by Muslim cavalry in a battle that might have turned out differently had Mao Zedong not abandon Fourth Front Army commander Zhang Guotao. One story has Qin and future general secretary Hu Yaobang captured in the battle and held prisoner for a year or so before finding an opportunity to escape.
In 1939, Qin was commander of the 1st Military Sub-District of the Jinjiyu Military Region and at the end of the Sino-Japanese War, Chief-of-Staff of the Taihang Military District. His units were organized into the 9th Column in 1947, and later combined with
Battle of Triangle Hill
Qin Jiwei gained fame during the Korean War by commanding the 15th Corps at the Battle of Triangle Hill, which is regarded by the Chinese as one of the decisive engagements of the war.
Domestic assignments
In the 1954 reorganization that established 13 Military Regions,
Qin was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th
Spring 1989
In May 1989, Qin was reported to be reluctant to use force against
References
- ^ Whitson, William; Huang, Chen-hsia (1973). The Chinese High Command: A History of Communist Military Politics, 1927-71. New York: Praeger. p. 51.
- ^ Whitson & Huang 1973, p. 126, 153.
- ^ Whitson & Huang 1973, p. 169, Chart D.
- ^ Lamb, Malcolm (1983). Directory of Officials and Organizations in China. New York: M.E. Sharp. p. 84.
- ^ Choi, Chi-yuk; Zhuang, Pinghui (16 March 2017). "Massive parade tipped for PLA's 90th birthday". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017.
- ^ Kondapalli, Srikanth (October 2005). "China's Political Commissars and Commanders: Trends & Dynamics" (PDF). Singapore: Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies. p. 23.
- ^ "UPHEAVAL IN CHINA; Chinese Hard-Liner Tightens Grip As Attacks on His Rival Multiply". New York Times. 27 May 1989.
- ^ a b c d Garnaut, John (4 June 2010). "How top generals refused to march on Tiananmen Square". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Qin Jiwei, Ex-Defense Minister of China, 82". New York Times. 10 February 1997.