Jiang Zhonghua

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Jiang Zhonghua ({{zh|s=姜中华}}; died 2 September 2014) was a rear admiral (shao jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China, who served as head of the armament department of the South Sea Fleet. He died by suicide in September 2014.

Jiang was a native of Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. He once served as commander of the Yulin Naval Base in Hainan, where China's nuclear submarines are based.{{cite news |url=http://www.worldjournal.com/191778/article-%E6%B4%A9%E5%AF%86%EF%BC%9F%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E8%89%A6%E9%9A%8A%E5%B0%91%E5%B0%87%E5%82%B3%E8%B7%B3%E6%A8%93%E4%BA%A1/ |script-title=zh:洩密？南海艦隊少將傳跳樓亡 |newspaper=World Journal |date=5 September 2014 |language=zh }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2013, Jiang commanded the Chinese Escort Task Group 999 in the Gulf of Aden, which worked with the multinational Combined Task Force 151 to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.{{cite web |url=http://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2013/11/27/ctf-151-and-chinese-counter-piracy-force-have-friendly-meeting-at-sea/ |title=CTF 151 and Chinese Counter Piracy Force have friendly meeting at sea |publisher=Combined Maritime Forces |date=27 November 2013 |access-date=28 August 2015 |archive-date=27 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727192039/http://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2013/11/27/ctf-151-and-chinese-counter-piracy-force-have-friendly-meeting-at-sea/ |url-status=dead }}

On 2 September 2014, Jiang Zhonghua jumped to his death from Yidong Kaili Hotel (怡東凱麗酒店) in Zhoushan.{{cite news |url=http://www.voachinese.com/content/pla-navy-official-suicide-20141117/2523234.html |script-title=zh:解放军反腐压力增加, 海军副政委跳楼身亡 |newspaper=Voice of America |date=17 November 2014 |language=zh |author=Lin Feng}} Jiang was believed to have come under investigation for corruption by the Central Discipline Inspection Commission, and may have died by suicide to avoid disgrace and allow his family to receive his retirement benefits,{{cite news |url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/xi-jinping-draws-army-into-breath-restricting-embrace |title=Xi Jinping draws army into breath-restricting embrace |newspaper=The Sunday Guardian |date=6 June 2015 |author=Jayadeva Ranade |access-date=28 August 2015 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507105345/https://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/xi-jinping-draws-army-into-breath-restricting-embrace |url-status=dead }} or to avoid implicating his superiors.{{cite news|url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150104000094&cid=1101 |title=PLA reshuffles linked to Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong: Duowei |newspaper=China Times |date=4 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703033537/http://wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150104000094&cid=1101 |archive-date= 3 July 2015 }} There was no official announcement regarding his death. About two months later, Vice Admiral Ma Faxiang died by suicide in Beijing under similar circumstances. Both Jiang and Ma are thought to be connected to the corruption cases of the former vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong.