Qian Guoliang

In this article, the family name is Qian.

Qian Guoliang 钱国梁
Commander of Shenyang Military Region
In office December 1999 – December 2004
Preceded by	Liang Guanglie
Succeeded by	Chang Wanquan
Commander of Jinan Military Region
In office December 1993 – November 1996
Preceded by	Zhang Taiheng
Succeeded by	Chen Bingde
Chief of Staff Jinan Military Region
In office December 1993 – November 1996
Preceded by	Yang Guoping
Succeeded by	Shen Zhaoji
Personal details
Born	January 1940 (age 84–85) Wujiang County, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Military Academy PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Service/branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1958–2004
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Sino-Vietnamese War

Qian Guoliang (Chinese: 钱国梁; born January 1940) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). 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.

Biography

Qian was born in Wujiang County (now Wujiang District of Suzhou), Jiangsu, in January 1940.

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1958, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1960. He graduated from the PLA Military Academy and PLA National Defence University. In March 1983, he rose to become chief of staff of the 27th Group Army, and soon was promoted again to become commander in July 1985. In 1979, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War. In December 1993, he became chief of staff of Jinan Military Region, rising to commander in November 1996. He became commander of Shenyang Military Region in December 1999, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2004.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1995 and general (shangjiang) in June 2002.