Dong Mingxiang
Dong Mingxiang | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Đổng minh tường |
| Born | September 1953 (age 70–71) Leiguan Town,Lai'an County,Anhui,China |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Service/ |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1969–2015 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Commands | Head of the Joint Logistics Department ofBeijing Military Region |
Dong Mingxiang(Chinese:Đổng minh tường;pinyin:Dǒng Míngxiáng;born September 1953) is a Chinesemajor generalin thePeople's Liberation Army.As of March 2015 he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws."[1]
Life and career
[edit]Born in Leiguan Town ofLai'an County,Anhui,in September 1953, Dong Mingxiang joined thePeople's Liberation Armyin December 1969, and six months later, he joined theChinese Communist Party.
From 1973 to 1975 he studied at Hebei Institute of Geology (nowShijiazhuang University of Economics), majoring in geology. From 1995 to 1998 he studied atPLA Engineering College.He also studied atPLA National Defence Universityas a part-time student in 1998.
Dong Mingxiang was promoted to the rank ofMajor General(Shao Jiang) in 2001.
In July 2005 he was promoted to become Head of the Joint Logistics Department ofBeijing Military Region,a position he held until 2015.
In April 2015 Chinese military authorities announced he was one of three military officers to be detained, amid allegations of corruption.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Head of the Joint Logistics Department of Beijing Military Region Dong Mingxiang sacked for graft".China(in Chinese). 2015-04-13.
- ^"Three top Chinese military officers held in graft probes".South China Morning Post.27 April 2015.Retrieved1 December2020.