Zhao Yongfu () is a
rear admiral
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shao jiang
(; ja, 将, Shō; ) is the rank held by general officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use ...
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People's Liberation Army Navy
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(PLAN) of China. He served as president of the
PLA Naval Academy of Armament
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from 2008 to 2011, and as president of the
PLA Naval University of Engineering from May 2011 to December 2014.
Biography
He assumed various posts in the
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
(PLAN), including president of the
PLA Naval Academy of Armament
PLA may refer to:
Organizations Politics and military
* People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party
* People's Liberation Army (disambiguation)
** Irish National Liberation Army, formerly called t ...
, executive director of the
Chinese Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (CSNAME), and vice-chairman of the China Defense Science and Technology Information Institute. He attained the rank of
rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
(
shao jiang
(; ja, 将, Shō; ) is the rank held by general officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use ...
) in July 2009. In May 2011, he was appointed president of the
PLA Naval University of Engineering, and held that office until December 2014.
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Living people
People's Liberation Army Navy admirals
Year of birth missing (living people)
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