Yang Guoliang
Yang Guoliang is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the People's [Liberation Army Rocket Force|Second Artillery Corps] from 1992 to 2003.
He was an alternate member of the 12th [Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|12th] and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 14th and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.
Biography
Yang was born in Zunhua County, Hebei, in March 1938. He secondary studied at Changli No. 1 High School. In 1958, he entered Beihang University, majoring in the system design of missile.He joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1961 and enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in winter of 1963. He was assigned to the Jiuquan [Satellite Launch Center] in October 1964. In September 1983, he became deputy commander of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, rising to commander in 1985. He served as deputy commander of the Second Artillery Corps in July 1985, and seven years later promoted to the commander position. In 2003, he took office as vice chairperson of the National [People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee], serving in the post until his retirement in 2008.
He was promoted to the rank of major general in September 1988, lieutenant general in July 1993, and general in March 1998.