Tong Shiping (; born July 1947) is a retired admiral of the

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(PLAN) of China. He served as Director of the Political Department of the PLAN, Political Commissar of the

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, and Head of the

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. He was a member of the

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. Tong was born in

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in July 1947 and joined the PLA in 1968. He graduated from the

. He attained the rank of rear admiral in July 1998, vice admiral in July 2004, and admiral in July 2010.

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1947 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Shanghai People's Liberation Army Navy admirals PLA National Defence University alumni {{China-mil-bio-stub