Qian Shugen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qian.

Qian Shugen (Chinese: 钱树根; born 29 March 1939) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Qian Shugen
钱树根
Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff Department
In office 20 July 1995 – 11 June 2004
Chief	Zhang Wannian Fu Quanyou Liang Guanglie
Chief of Staff of the Lanzhou Military Region
In office November 1992 – December 1994
Preceded by	Chi Yunxiu [zh]
Succeeded by	Li Qianyuan
Personal details
Born	(1939-03-29) 29 March 1939 (age 86) Wuxi County, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Chongqing Artillery School PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1954–2004
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	钱树根
Traditional Chinese	錢樹根
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qián Shùgēn

Biography

Qian was born in Wuxi County (now Wuxi), Jiangsu, on 29 March 1939. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1954, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1956. After graduating from Chongqing Artillery School in 1956, he was assigned to the Guangzhou Military Region. In 1979, he entered the PLA Military Academy, where he graduated in 1981. He was commander of the 47th Group Army in March 1985, and held that office until June 1990. It was in this post that he won fame for his heroic efforts at the Laoshan Border War [zh].^[2] As a result of his distinguished service at that war, he was promoted to major general in September 1988.^[2] In November 1992, he was promoted to become the chief of staff of the Lanzhou Military Region, succeeding Chi Yunxiu [zh]. He was promoted to assistant chief of the PLA General Staff Department in December 1994, and was promoted again to become deputy chief in July 1995.^[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1994, and general (shangjiang) in June 2000.^[4][5][6]