Yang Huaiqing
{{Short description|Chinese military personnel (1939–2012)}}
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| office1 = Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy
| term_start1 = July 1995
| term_end1 = June 2003
| predecessor1 = Zhou Kunren
| successor1 = {{ill|Hu Yanlin|zh|胡彦林}}
| name = Yang Huaiqing
| native_name = 杨怀庆
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| birth_date = February 1939
| birth_place = Shouguang County, Shandong, China
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| death_place = Beijing, China
| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| alma_mater = PLA National Defence University
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| serviceyears = 1958–2003
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Yang Huaiqing ({{zh|s=杨怀庆}}; February 1939 – 12 December 2012) was an admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) of China. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.{{cite news|url=http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2012-12-22/0439710448.html |script-title=zh:杨怀庆同志逝世 |work=sina |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=zh}} He was a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress.
Biography
Yang was born in Shouguang County (now Shouguang), Shandong, in February 1939. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1958, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1960. He was assigned to the East Sea Fleet in August 1970. He moved up the ranks to become deputy head of Cadre Division of the Political Department in September 1981 and head in June 1983. He became director of the Political Department of the {{ill|Zhoushan Naval Base|zh|中国人民解放军海军舟山水警区}} in August 1985, and two years later entered the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party. In January 1988, he became deputy political commissar of the {{ill|Zhoushan Naval Base|zh|中国人民解放军海军舟山水警区}}, rising to political commissar six months later. He served as deputy director of the PLA Navy Political Department in June 1990, and two years later promoted to the director position. He was promoted to deputy political commissar of the PLA Navy in December 1993. In July 1995, he was promoted again to become political commissar. He was removed from public office and forced into retirement alongside Shi Yunsheng in May 2003 due to the military disaster of Chinese submarine 361.{{cite news|url=https://www.ettoday.net/news/20161117/813012.htm |script-title=zh:13年前明級潛艇重大意外 2分鐘內全艇70人窒息喪命 |work=ettoday.net |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=zh}}{{cite news|author1=Liu Kun ({{lang|zh|刘坤}})|url=https://news.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2003/06/200306140044.shtml |script-title=zh:华邮：中国撤换海军高官与潜艇沉无关 |work=boxun.com |date=14 June 2003 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=zh}}{{cite news|url=https://www.voachinese.com/a/a-21-a-2003-05-05-15-1-63395382/995158.html |script-title=zh:美港报纸披露中国潜艇出事原因 |work=voachinese.com |date=5 May 2003 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=zh}} He died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 73.{{cite news|author1=Huang Feilong ({{lang|zh|黄飞龙}})|url=http://www.fjsen.com/zhuanti/2020-12/07/content_30567723.htm |script-title=zh:细微处显真情 平凡中见伟大——深切怀念杨怀庆将军 |work=fjsen.com |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=6 June 2022 |language=zh}}
He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 1990, vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 1994, and admiral (shangjiang) in June 2000.
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Category:People from Shouguang
Category:PLA National Defence University alumni
Category:Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Category:People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong
Category:Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party