About Xu Yong
Lived 1959 – 2024 (aged 64–65). Xu Yong was a Chinese politician.
Xu Yong (; April 1959 – 13 September 2024) was a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army, who was Commander of the Tibet Military District from 2013 to 2019.
Biography Xu Yong was born in 1959 in Baoji, Shaanxi Province. He held a master's degree from PLA National Defence University.
Xu began his career as a military scout, and fought in the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979. He rose through the ranks to become battalion commander, division commander, corps-level chief of staff, and then commander of the 13th Group Army in 2008. He attained the rank of major general in 2007.
Xu Yong was appointed commander of the Tibet Military District in July 2013, replacing Yang Jinshan. On 15 July 2014, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhong jiang) together with Diao Guoxin, the political commissar of the Tibet Military District.
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lieutenant general
When was Xu Yong born?
Xu Yong was born in 1959 in Baoji.
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Xu Yong died on 13 September 2024.
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Xu Yong was a politician.
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Xu Yong was Chinese.
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