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Fu Kuiqing
Fu Kuiqing (Chinese: 傅奎清; 28 November 1920 – 28 August 2022) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region from 1985 to 1990. He was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress and was a member of the Standing Committee of the 7th National People's Congress.[1] He was a representative of the 10th, 12th, and 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] BiographyFu was born Fu Yixian into a poor family in the town of Jinjiapu in Yingshan County, Hubei, on 28 November 1930.[2][1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in August 1938 and enlisted in the New Fourth Army one year later.[2][1] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served in the New Fourth Army and fought with the Imperial Japanese Army in east China's Anhui province.[2][3][1] In 1949, he was assigned to the 3rd Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, and engaged in the Menglianggu campaign, Battle of Laiyang, Huaihai campaign, and the Yangtze River Crossing campaign.[1] After founding of the Communist State in 1949, he served in the 25th Army for a long time. He participated in the Korean War in April 1953 and returned to China in 1958.[2][3][1] He was made director of the Political Department of the 23rd Army in January 1964.[1] In February 1966, he became deputy political commissar, rising to political commissar in February 1969.[1] He was appointed vice governor and party secretary of Heilongjiang in August 1971, concurrently serving as deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region since October 1975.[3][1] During his tenure, he participated in the Counter-attack of Zhenbao Island.[1] He also served as director of the Political Department from December 1977 to December 1980.[1] In December 1980, he was commissioned as political commissar and party secretary of the Fuzhou Military District, he remained in those positions until June 1985.[3][1] After the Fuzhou Military District was merged into the Nanjing Military Region in 1985, he was appointed political commissar and deputy party secretary of the military region.[2][3][1] He retired in July 1998.[1] He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in September 1988.[2] On 28 August 2022, he died from an illness in Nanjing, Jiangsu, at the age of 102.[2][1] References
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