17 Facts About Xing Shizhong

Xing Shizhong was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

Xing Shizhong served as chief of staff and deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region and president of the PLA National Defence University.

Xing Shizhong was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Xing Shizhong enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1953 and graduated from the PLA Nanjing Engineering Institute in 1956.

Xing Shizhong joined the Chinese Communist Party the following year.

Xing Shizhong was a classmate of Li Xinliang, who later served as commander of the Beijing Military Region.

Xing Shizhong served as an engineering officer and a regimental commander in the Guangzhou Military Region.

Xing Shizhong was considered a protege of General Zhang Wannian, and was connected to General Fu Quanyou.

Xing Shizhong fought in the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War, and was promoted to division commander for his performance in the war.

Xing Shizhong served as Chief of Staff of the Lanzhou Military Region from 1985 to 1988, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1988.

Xing Shizhong was promoted to full general in March 1998.

Xing Shizhong was elected to the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, serving from 1997 to 2002.

Xing Shizhong was a delegate to the 7th, 8th, and 10th National People's Congresses.

Xing Shizhong died in Beijing on 11 March 2019, at the age of 80.

In 1996, Xing Shizhong published an article in the Communist Party journal Qiushi, entitled "Put an end to the China threat theory".

Xing Shizhong argued that the idea of a rising power threatening the existing order maintained by an established power is rooted in Western imperialism.

Xing Shizhong further argued that since the United States maintains a large network of military bases far from its homeland and tries to impose its own values on other nations, it has been and will continue to be a cause of conflicts in the world.