Sun Ganqing

Sun Ganqing (Chinese: 孙干卿; 19 January 1919[1][2] – 5 January 2019) was a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region and the Kunming Military Region, and commander of the Hainan Military District. He was a veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, and Sino-Vietnamese War.[3]

Sun Ganqing
孙干卿
Chief of Staff of the Kunming Military Region
In office 23 December 1977 – 29 July 1980
Preceded by	Zhu Ying
Succeeded by	Li Wenqing
Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region
In office November 1969 – December 1977
Preceded by	Yan Zhongchuan
Succeeded by	Zhou Deli
Commander of the Hainan Military District
In office July 1963 – November 1969
Preceded by	Wu Chunren
Succeeded by	Jiang Xueshan
Personal details
Born	(1919-01-19)January 19, 1919 Linzi County, Shandong, China
Died	January 5, 2019(2019-01-05) (aged 99) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Occupation	Politician, military officer
Awards	Second Class Medal, Order of Independence and Freedom Second Class Medal, Order of Liberation
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1938–1984
Rank	Major general
Commands	Hainan Military District Guangzhou Military Region Kunming Military District
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孫幹卿
Simplified Chinese	孙干卿
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Gànqīng

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.

Biography

Sun was born in Linzi, Shandong, on 19 January 1919.[4] He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army at the beginning of 1938. He joined the Communist Party of China at the same year. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he fought with the Imperial Japanese Army in north China's Shandong province. After war, he was assigned to northeast China, where he successively served as regimental commander of the Northeast Field Corps and division chief of staff of the Fourth Field Army. During the Chinese Civil War, he participated in the Battle of Linjiang, Liaoshen Campaign, Pingjin Campaign, and Battle of Hainan Island.

After the founding of the Communist State in 1958, he became deputy commander of the Artillery Division of Guangzhou Military Region. He attained the rank of major general (shao jiang) in 1961. In July 1963 he was appointed commander of the Hainan Military District. In 1977 he was appointed chief of staff of the Kunming Military Region. He retired in September 1984.[3]

Sun died of illness in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on 5 January 2019, two weeks before his 100th birthday.[5]

Awards

• Second Class Medal, Order of Independence and Freedom
• Second Class Medal, Order of Liberation

References

1. 开国少将孙干卿在南京逝世，享年100岁，开国将星仅存14颗. 6 January 2019. ourjiangsu.com. Chinese.
2. 开国将军离世 65岁仍指挥边境炮战. sina. 6 January 2019. Chinese.
3. Yue Huairang (2019-01-05). 百岁开国少将、原昆明军区参谋长孙干卿逝世 [Sun Ganqing, a 100-year-old founding major general and former chief of staff of Kunming Military District, died]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese).
4. 百岁将军孙干卿驾鹤西去，65岁还带兵作战. 5 January 2019. Btime.com. Chinese.
5. 又一位将军离世，原昆明军区参谋长孙干卿因病逝世 [Another general died. Sun Ganqing, former chief of staff of Kunming Military District, died of illness]. eastday.com (in Chinese). 2019-01-06.

Military offices
Previous: Wu Chunren (吴纯仁)	Commander of the Hainan Military District July 1963-November 1969	Next: Jiang Xueshan (江雪山)
Previous: Yan Zhongchuan (阎仲川)	Chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region November 1969-December 1977	Next: Zhou Deli (周德礼)
Previous: Zhu Ying (朱英)	Chief of staff of the Kunming Military Region 23 December 1977-29 July 1980	Next: Li Wenqing (李文清)