Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party
In office November 1989 – October 1992
Preceded by
Yang Shangkun
Succeeded by
Position revoked
Director of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department
In office November 1987 – October 1992
Preceded by
Yu Qiuli
Succeeded by
Yu Yongbo
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
In office June 1985 – November 1987
Preceded by
Fu Chongbi [zh]
Succeeded by
Liu Zhenhua
Personal details
Born
Yang Shangzheng
(1920-09-09)9 September 1920 Tongnan, Chongqing, China
Died
15 January 2013(2013-01-15) (aged 92) Beijing, China
Political party
Chinese Communist Party
Relations
Yang Shangkun
Alma mater
Counter-Japanese Military and Political University
Military service
Allegiance
People's Republic of China
Branch/service
Eighth Route Army People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service
1938–1993
Rank
General
Battles/wars
Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Awards
Order of Independence and Freedom (3rd Class; 1955) Order of Liberation (2nd Class; 1955)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
杨白冰
Traditional Chinese
楊白冰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáng Báibīng
Yang Shangzheng
Simplified Chinese
杨尚正
Traditional Chinese
楊尚正
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáng Shàngzhèng
Yang Baibing (Chinese: 杨白冰; pinyin: Yáng Báibīng; 9 September 1920 – 15 January 2013) was a Chinese military officer. He was a senior general and political commissar in the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the younger half-brother of Yang Shangkun. Together, the two brothers effectively controlled the PLA from the early 1980s until the early 1990s.[1][2][3]
^Xiaobing Li, ed. (2012). "Yang Shangkun (Yang Shang-kun) (1907-1998)". China at war: an Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 512–514.
^"Biography of Yang Baibing". China Vitae. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^"Gen. Yang Baibing Dies at 93; Led Tiananmen Crackdown". New York Times. 18 January 2013.
YangBaibing (Chinese: 杨白冰; pinyin: YángBáibīng; 9 September 1920 – 15 January 2013) was a Chinese military officer. He was a senior general and political...
image and record of Mao. Together with his half-brother, General YangBaibing, Yang Shangkun effectively controlled the PLA for the entire 1980s and into...
as General. Hong Xuezhi (2nd time) Liu Huaqing Qin Jiwei Chi Haotian YangBaibing Zhao Nanqi Xu Xin Guo Linxiang You Taizhong Wang Chenghan Zhang Zhen...
preceded by the 12th Secretariat and succeeded by the 14th in 1992. YangBaibing was elected to the Secretariat by a decision of the 5th Plenary Session...
was transferred from a military detention centre to Qincheng Prison by YangBaibing of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department to serve...
Other prominent Party and military figures like President Yang Shangkun and his brother YangBaibing were believed to be planning a coup. At the first meeting...
In 1992 he supposedly helped Jiang remove President Yang Shangkun and elder PLA General YangBaibing,[citation needed] who threatened Jiang's support within...
未来安排更接近"杨白冰模式" [Bo Xilai sacked in Chongqing; His downfall may mirror that of YangBaibing]. Duowei News (in Simplified Chinese). 15 March 2012. Archived from the...
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positions through the numerous military academies in the region. Yang Chengwu (1955-1958) Yang Yong (1958-1963) Zheng Weishan (1963-1971) Li Desheng (1971-1974)...
Political Department In office November 1992 – November 2002 Preceded by YangBaibing Succeeded by Xu Caihou Personal details Born September 1931 (age 92)...
未来安排更接近"杨白冰模式" (Bo Xilai sacked in Chongqing; His downfall may mirror that of YangBaibing)". Duowei News. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 18...
Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi YangBaibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian Chief...
Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi YangBaibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian Chief...
Generals Liu Huaqing Chi Haotian YangBaibing Qin Jiwei Hong Xuezhi Liang Guanglie Xu Qinxian Li Lianxiu Army units 12th 15th 20th 24th 26th 27th 28th...
Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi YangBaibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian Chief...
Yang Chengwu (simplified Chinese: 杨成武; traditional Chinese: 楊成武; pinyin: Yáng Chéngwǔ; October 27, 1914 – February 14, 2004), alias Yang Nengjun (Chinese:...
Li Tieying (李铁映) Li Ruihuan Li Dezhu (李德珠) Yang Zhengwu (杨正午) YangBaibing (杨白冰) Yang Guoliang (杨国梁) Yang Dezhong (杨德中) Wu Yi Wu Wenying (吴文英) Wu Bangguo...
Uppal, 53, Indian international track and field athlete, cardiac arrest. YangBaibing, 92, Chinese military leader and politician. Wayne D. Anderson, 82, American...
Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi YangBaibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian Chief...
Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi YangBaibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian Chief...
Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi YangBaibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian Chief...
on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023. "杨白冰同志生平" [Life of Comrade YangBaibing]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 21 January 2013. Archived from the original...
action, Deng Xiaoping summoned the top leaders to his home — including Zhao, Yang Shangkun, Wan Li, Bo Yibo and Hu Qili — and announced his decision to remove...
Global Information
People's Republic of China
Eighth Route Army
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
General
Order of Independence and Freedom (3rd Class; 1955)
Order of Liberation (2nd Class; 1955)