Wang Xiaolong (coast guard)

{{Infobox military person

| honorific_prefix = Martyr

| name = Wang Xiaolong

| native_name = 汪晓龙

| image = File:Wang Xiaolong chinese coast guard.jpg

| caption = Official portrait of Wang

| birth_date = December 1995

| death_date = April 24, 2023 {{KIA}}

| birth_place = Fuyang, Anhui, China

| death_place = off of Shanwei, Guangdong, China

| death_cause = Murder

| placeofburial = Taihe County, Fuyang, Anhui

| nickname =

| allegiance = China

| branch = {{flagicon image|China Coast Guard racing stripe.svg|size=23px}} China Coast Guard

| serviceyears = 2019-2023

| rank = Sergeant

| servicenumber = 0115479

| unit = Chengqu District Coast Guard Station, Shanwei Municipal Coast Guard Bureau

| known_for =

| battles =

| awards = * Martyr

Meritorious Service Medal 1st Class
{{Ill|China Youth May 4th medal|zh|中国青年五四奖章}}

| alma_mater = {{Ill|Anhui Vocational College of Police Officers|zh|安徽警官职业学院}}

}}

Wang Xiaolong ({{Zh|c=汪晓龙}}){{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=守卫海疆青春无悔——追记广东汕尾海警局执法员汪晓龙烈士 |url=http://gd.people.com.cn/n2/2023/0717/c123932-40496040.html |website=People's Daily}} was a China Coast Guard (CCG) member killed during a smuggling interdiction operation. He is the first CCG member to be killed in the line of duty and the first CCG member to be made a Martyr for heroism.

Early life

Wang Xiaolong was born in December 1995 in Fuyang, Anhui. He studied at the {{Ill|Anhui Vocational College of Police Officers|zh|安徽警官职业学院}}.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=用生命守护热爱的那片海——追记广东汕尾海警局执法员汪晓龙烈士 |url=http://www.shanweinews.net/shanweinews/jrgz/202304/f53f9b02bdbc4b0d9effaffac5e4554b.shtml |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Shanwei Daily}} After graduation, he enlisted in the Guangdong Provincial Coast Guard Bureau in July 2019.{{Cite web |last=He |first=Linping |last2=Lin |first2=Zuoer |date=2023-07-17 |editor-last=Liu |editor-first=Yang |title=献身使命的新时代海疆卫士——追记广东汕尾海警局执法员汪晓龙烈士 |url=http://www.news.cn/politics/2023-07/17/c_1129752986.htm |website=Xinhua News Agency}} He joined the Chinese Communist Party on December 18, 2020.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=汪晓龙，一个英雄的名字 |url=http://www.81.cn/yljnt_208627/ylml/W_208652/16215893_2.html |website=Chinese Military}} He was assigned to the Chengqu District Coast Guard Station of the Shanwei Municipal Coast Guard Bureau. He assisted in putting out a ship fire on November 17, 2021 and intercepting illegal immigrants on May 13, 2022.

Death

On March 23, 2023, the Shanwei Municipal Coast Guard Bureau learned of offshore smugglers near {{Ill|Jilong Hill (Shanwei)|lt=Jilong Hill|yue|鷄籠山 (汕尾)}}. Around 3:10 AM on March 24, 2023, the suspect ship was intercepted and boarded by the CCG; the boarding was carried out by Wang Xiaolong, 1st Lieutenant Lin Qingping, Wang Shengsen, and Chen Yongxi in a rigid inflatable boat. A struggle ensued with Wang Xiaolong and Lin attempting to subdue a suspect. Anther suspect escaped to the bridge and accelerated the ship,{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=中国海警局执法员汪晓龙在缉私战斗中英勇牺牲 |url=https://www.ccg.gov.cn/hjyw/202405/t20240515_1107.html |website=China Coast Guard}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=最高死刑，两年前杀害汪晓龙烈士的罪犯被依法严惩 |url=https://www.nfnews.com/content/xovxq2Xp3J.html |website=Nanfang daily}} causing Wang, Lin, and the first suspect to go overboard. Lin's left leg was amputated by the propeller, and he was rescued by Wang Shengsen and Chen. Wang Xiaolong was declared missing in action; his body was found on March 26 near the Magong Harbour in {{Ill|Magong subdistrict|zh|馬宮街道}}. An autopsy determined that he was killed by the propeller.

Wang's funeral was on April 10 in Fuyang and was attended by over 300 people. He was buried in Taihe county.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=汪晓龙，一个英雄的名字 |url=http://www.81.cn/yljnt_208627/ylml/W_208652/16215893.html |website=Chinese Military}} He was posthumously made a Martyr and, with Lin, received the Meritorious Service Medal 1st Class from the CCG. A statue of Wang was later erected at the Shanwei Municipal Coast Guard Bureau.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-12 |title=汕尾海警局举办缅怀汪晓龙烈士纪念活动传承英雄精神赓续红色血脉 |url=http://www.shanweinews.net/shanweinews/jrgz/202504/6d9b54dd988b425daaac3b994e64314a.shtml |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Shanwei Daily}}

By April 11, around 10 suspects were arrested in relation to the case. A joint investigation by the Guangdong Coast Guard and the Ministry of Public Security determined the suspects had links to a Guangdong-area smuggling triad. By March 24, 2025, one suspect was convicted of murdering Wang and sentenced to death; another received life imprisonment; more than one other received multi-year imprisonment.