Shi Yunsheng

Shi Yunsheng (Chinese: 石云生; born 1940 in Fushun, Liaoning) is a retired naval aviator and admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He was the fifth commander of the PLAN (1996–2003).

Shi Yunsheng
石云生
5th Commander of the PLA Navy
In office
November 1996 – June 2003
Preceded byZhang Lianzhong
Succeeded byZhang Dingfa
Personal details
Born1940 (age 80–81)
Fushun, Liaoning, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service?−2003
Rank Admiral
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.

He was the commander of air force of South Sea Fleet, and was promoted to vice commander of air force of Navy in 1990.[1] Two years later, he was promoted to vice commander of PLA Navy.[2] In November 1996, he was appointed as commander in chief of the Navy.[3] This was followed by a promotion to full admiral in 2000.[4]

In June 2003, Shi was dismissed and forced into retirement after the fatal submarine 361 incident. He was replaced by Admiral Zhang Dingfa.[5]

Shi was a member of 15th and 16th Central Committees of Communist Party of China.

References
  1. United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1991). Daily report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service. p. 45.
  2. R. Lilley, James; David L. Shambaugh (1999). China's military faces the future. M.E. Sharpe. p. 27.
  3. John Leicester (February 29, 2000). "U.S. Admiral Visits Chinese Military Chiefs". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  4. D. Cole, Bernard (2001). The great wall at sea: China's Navy enters the twenty-first century. Naval Institute Press. p. 89.
  5. Becker, Jeffrey; Liebenberg, David; Mackenzie, Peter (December 2013). "Behind the Periscope: Leadership in China's Navy". Defense Technical Information Center. p. 81.
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