Li Jing (PRC general)

Li Jing (Chinese: 李景; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐng; 1 March 1930 – 30 December 2022) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army who served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force from 1983 to 1990.

For other people named Li Jing, see Li Jing.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Jing
李景
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
In office
August 1983 – April 1990
Preceded byZeng Kelin
Succeeded byWang Xugong
Member of the National People's Congress
(7th)
In office
October 1988 – October 1993
ConstituencyBeijing
Personal details
Born(1930-03-01)1 March 1930[1]
Teng County, Shandong, China
Died30 December 2022(2022-12-30) (aged 92)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Air Force Aviation School
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force (1946–1949)
 People's Liberation Army Air Force (1949–1955)
 People's Liberation Army Navy (1955–1990)
 People's Liberation Army Ground Force (1990–1995)
Years of service1946–1995
Rank General
Battles/warsChinese Civil War
Korean War

Li was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Li was born in the town of Hongxu, Teng County (now Tengzhou), Shandong, on 1 March 1930.[2] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1946, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1949.

During the Chinese Civil War, Li served in the war and engaged in the Menglianggu campaign, Southwest Shandong campaign, and Yanzhou campaign.

After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, the Communist government set up the People's Liberation Army Air Force and founded the PLA Air Force Aviation School, in which Li was trained to fly fighters. He participated in the Korean War after graduation.

In 1955, Li was transferred to the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force, where he successively served as captain, deputy regimental commander, regimental commander, deputy division commander, and division commander. He was promoted to become deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy in July 1973. In 1980, he was made deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force, and before long he became deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy. He was commissioned as commander of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force in August 1983, and served until April 1990. In November 1992, he was appointed deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, serving in the post until his retirement in July 1995.

Li was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in 1988, and general (shangjiang) in May 1994.[2]

Li died on 30 December 2022 in Beijing, at the age of 92, from COVID-19.[3]

References
  1. "艦船知識". 2002.
  2. Zhang Qiufeng (张秋峰) (25 May 2011). 滕州籍将军李景上将 给故乡捐赠毕生珍藏. dzwww.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. "解放军原副总参谋长——李景上将昨日逝世，享年92岁". 163. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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