Wang Shouye is a former Chinese vice admiral who served as Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
12 Facts About Wang Shouye
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Wang Shouye was convicted of embezzling 160 million yuan of public funds and received a death sentence with reprieve in 2006, later commuted to life in prison.
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Wang Shouye was born in 1943 to a peasant family in Li Village, Dengli Township, Ye County, Henan Province.
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In 1968, Wang was recruited into the PLA's 38th Group Army based in Baoding, and served as a military engineer.
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Wang Shouye was later transferred to the PLA General Logistics Department, where he was repeatedly promoted, and appointed Head of the GLD Division of Infrastructure and Barracks in December 1995.
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Wang Shouye was ranked second among the five deputy commanders of the PLAN.
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Wang Shouye was scheduled to retire in June 2006, but in December 2005, he was suspected of corruption and placed under shuanggui by the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission.
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Wang Shouye was sentenced to death with reprieve, which was later commuted to life imprisonment.
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Wang Shouye embezzled most of the funds between 1997 and 2001, when he was in charge of infrastructure and construction of barracks at the GLD.
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Wang Shouye had more than 50 million yuan held in bank accounts.
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Wang Shouye reportedly kept at least five mistresses, mostly from the military performance troupe.
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Wang Shouye's most serious and long-term mistress was a military actress surnamed Jiang, who gave birth to a son.