Yang Huaiqing was an admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy of China.
12 Facts About Yang Huaiqing
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Yang Huaiqing was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Yang Huaiqing was a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress.
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Yang Huaiqing enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in January 1958, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1960.
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Yang Huaiqing was assigned to the East Sea Fleet in August 1970.
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Yang Huaiqing moved up the ranks to become deputy head of Cadre Division of the Political Department in September 1981 and head in June 1983.
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Yang Huaiqing became director of the Political Department of the Zhoushan Naval Base in August 1985, and two years later entered the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Yang Huaiqing served as deputy director of the PLA Navy Political Department in June 1990, and two years later promoted to the director position.
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Yang Huaiqing was promoted to deputy political commissar of the PLA Navy in December 1993.
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Yang Huaiqing was removed from public office and forced into retirement alongside Shi Yunsheng in May 2003 due to the military disaster of Chinese submarine 361.
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Yang Huaiqing died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 73.
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Yang Huaiqing attained the rank of rear admiral in July 1990, vice admiral in July 1994, and admiral in June 2000.