Xu Xiaoyan

Xu Xiaoyan (Chinese: 徐小岩; born February 1947) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in the People's Liberation Army.[1][2] Previously he was Deputy Director of Science and Technology Committee of General Equipment Department of the People's Liberation Army. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1994 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 2006.[3]

Xu Xiaoyan
徐小岩
Deputy Commander of Nanjing Military Region
In office
July 2005 – January 2006
CommanderZhu Wenquan
Head of Information Division of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
In office
December 1999 – July 2005
Preceded byYuan Banggen
Succeeded byZhang Xuncai
Personal details
BornFebruary 1947 (age 73–74)
Wutai County, Shanxi
Political partyCommunist Party of China
ParentsXu Xiangqian
Huang Jie
ResidenceBeijing
Alma materTsinghua University
OccupationMilitary officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1968–2010
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Chinese徐小岩
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Early life and education

Xu was born in Wutai County, Shanxi in February 1947, to Xu Xiangqian, a Communist military officer, and Huang Jie.[4] He secondary studied at Beijing No. 4 High School. In 1972 he was accepted to Tsinghua University, majoring in the Department of Computer, where he graduated in 1975. Then he pursued advanced studies in Canada.

Career

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1968. In December 1999 he became Head of Information Division of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, replacing Yuan Banggen. In July 2005 he was promoted to become Deputy Commander of Nanjing Military Region, but having held the position for only six months, and he was appointed Deputy Director of Science and Technology Committee of General Equipment Department of the People's Liberation Army.

He was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress.

References
  1. Li Peigang (李培刚), ed. (30 August 2016). 全国政协委员徐小岩：心中的灯塔. china.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. Ren Xu (任旭) (10 March 2016). 徐向前之子徐小岩中将：年近七旬也玩微信朋友圈. Chinanews (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. 徐向前之子徐小岩：父亲最担心我们“不上进”. Sohu (in Chinese). 13 March 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. Zhou Ang (周昂), ed. (20 November 2015). 徐向前之子徐小岩：父亲一直认为耀邦叔叔胸怀坦荡. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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