Xu Yitian (; born November 1947) is a vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') of the

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(PLAN) of China. He attained the rank of

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('' shaojiang'') in July 1999, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') in July 2006.

Biography

Xu was born in November 1947. He graduated from PLA Naval University of Engineering. After graduation, he served in the

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. In December 2004, he was appointed Political Commissioner of

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and Deputy Political Commissioner of Guangzhou Military Region, replacing

Tong Shiping Tong Shiping (; born July 1947) is a retired admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Director of the Political Department of the PLAN, Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University, and Head of th ...

. He was Political Commissioner of

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in December 2005, and held that office until July 2010. In May 2016, he was appointed Leader of Inspection Team, Central Military Commission to the Armed Police Force. He was a member of the 13th Standing Committee of the

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. He was an alternate member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Yitian 1947 births Living people PLA Naval University of Engineering alumni People's Liberation Army Navy admirals Alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party