Yang Jinshan

Yang Jinshan (; born 1954) is a disgraced general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as the Deputy Commander of Chengdu Military Region between July 2013 to October 2014, and Commander of Tibet Military District from December 2009 to July 2013. Yang is a former member of 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, but was expelled from the body in 2014.

Yang was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang) in December 2005 and lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in July 2011. Chinese media reported that Yang had close relations with Xu Caihou, who is the former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

Career Yang was born in Chengguan Town, Xi County, Henan province in August 1954. He graduated from PLA National Defence University. Yang joined the People's Liberation Army in November 1969 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1972.