Peng Xiaofeng (; born February 1945) is a retired general of the Chinese

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(PLA) who served as political commissar of the PLA

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Early life

Peng is from Zhenping County,

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Province. Peng is the son of

Peng Xuefeng Peng Xuefeng () (September 9, 1907 – September 11, 1944) was a New Fourth Army general officer during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Early life Peng was born in Zhenping County, Henan. He was not related to Marshal Peng Dehuai. Personal li ...

, a renowned general during the

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and the head of the 4th division of the

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Career

Peng entered the PLA Institute of Military Engineering in

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in September 1963, and joined the

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(CPC) in December 1965. Peng joined the PLA in August 1968. Peng formerly served in the 40th Group Army as director of the political department, vice political commissar and political commissar. In August 2001, Peng became the vice political commissar of the

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. In January 2002, Peng was appointed to be the vice political commissar and discipline department secretary of

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. Peng was promoted to political commissar of the Second Artillery Corps in December 2003. Peng retired from the army in 2009 and served in the National People's Congress. Peng attained the rank of major general in 1997, lieutenant general in 2001, and full general on June 24, 2006. Peng was a member of the

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