Zhou Yushu (Chinese: 周玉书; 22 August 1933 – 1 April 2021) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the People's Armed Police from 1990 to 1992.
Zhou Yushu | |||||||
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周玉书 | |||||||
| Commander of the People's Armed Police | |||||||
| In office January 1990 – November 1992 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Lianxiu | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Ba Zhongtan | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 22 August 1933 You County, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Died | 1 April 2021 (aged 87) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Zhengzhou Fourth Artillery School PLA Military Academy PLA National Defence University | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1953–1996 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Unit | 24th Group Army | ||||||
| Commands | Guangzhou Military Region | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 周玉书 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 周玉書 | ||||||
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He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2]
Biography
editZhou was born in You County, Hunan, on 22 August 1933.[1][2]
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1953, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1956.[1][2] In 1945 he attended You County No. 1 High School. After graduating from Zhengzhou Fourth Artillery School in 1956, he was assigned to the 72nd Division of the 24th Group Army, where he eventually became commander in 1985.[1] In 1976, he participated in the rescue of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. In 1990, he was promoted to become commander of the People's Armed Police, a position he held until 1992.[1] He was deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region in 1992, and held that office until 1996.[1] During his term in office, he presided over the preparation of People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 1992.[1][2]
On 1 April 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 87.[1][2]