Gu Junshan is a former lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who was sentenced to prison for corruption.
12 Facts About Gu Junshan
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Gu Junshan served as the deputy director of the PLA General Logistics Department from December 2009 to February 2012.
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Gu Junshan worked in Northeast China, but was transferred back to his home province during the downsizing of the PLA in the 1980s.
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Gu Junshan then worked in logistics coordination for the Jinan Military Region, and was rapidly promoted thereafter.
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Gu Junshan was the son of Gu Yansheng, a farmer born in 1924, and a woman from a neighbouring village.
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Gu Junshan was considered a "troublemaker" during his teenage years, and an unremarkable student.
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Gu Junshan operated instruments for a local air force division as a cadet in Liuhe County, Jilin.
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Gu Junshan's wife was given a job in Puyang's police department.
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Gu Junshan mainly worked to manage relationships between the factory and various government and military stakeholders.
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Gu Junshan then went on to study at the PLA National Defence University, a breeding ground for China's top military brass.
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Gu Junshan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General two years later.
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Gu Junshan was sentenced to death, with a two-year-reprieve, which is usually commuted to life imprisonment.