Huang Jiaxiang Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the South Sea Fleet
Term Start1:December 2005
Term End1:July 2012
Predecessor1:Xu Yitian
Successor1:Wang Dengping
Office2:Political Commissar of the 38th Group Army
Term Start2:July 2001
Term End2:December 2005
Huang Jiaxiang
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Nanshi, Shanghai, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:1968-2012
Rank: Vice Admiral
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Huang Jiaxiang (; born January 1949) is a retired vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in 2005, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in 2007.

Biography

Huang was born in Nanshi District, Shanghai, China in January 1949. He was raised in Qidong, Jiangsu. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in February 1968, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1969. He served in the 38th Group Army for a long time, where he was promoted to become Political Commissar in July 2001. In 1976, he was appointed political instructor of the Second Company, which was founded by Peng Dehuai in . He led the army to rescue 16 people in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. After the Cultural Revolution, became director of State Physical Culture and Sports Commission, Huang was appointed as secretary of its Political Department. In December 2005 he was transferred to Guangzhou Military Region and appointed Deputy Political Commissar and Political Commissar of the South Sea Fleet, serving in the post until he retirement in July 2012.[1]

He was a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chen Baocheng (Chinese: 陈宝成). https://news.qq.com/a/20120708/000697.htm . zh:北海舰队原政委王登平中将转任南海舰队政委 . qq.com . 8 July 2012 . 24 December 2019 . zh.
  2. News: Wang Jing (Chinese: 王静). http://www.81.cn/jsdj/2013-11/06/content_5634446.htm . zh:血性将军黄嘉祥:纵横陆海 把万岁军牛气灌注南海 . 81.cn . 6 November 2013 . 24 December 2019 . zh.