US EditionTop Retired Chinese General Xu Qiliang Dies of Illness: State Media
- Xu Qiliang, who served as vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission and held the rank of air force general, passed away due to illness on June 2, 2025, in Beijing.
- Xu’s death follows a decades-long career in the People’s Liberation Army starting in July 1966 during the Cultural Revolution, with reported close ties to President Xi Jinping.
- He helped transform the PLA’s air force by replacing legacy equipment with stealth fighters and nuclear bombers while avoiding the anti-corruption purges that targeted other senior military leaders.
- The Defense Ministry praised Xu as an “excellent Communist Party member,” a “loyal communist soldier,” and an “outstanding leader of the People’s Liberation Army.”
- Xu’s passing marks the loss of an influential military strategist who shaped China’s military modernization during Xi Jinping’s administration between 2012 and 2022.
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Top retired Chinese general Xu Qiliang dies of illness: State media
BEIJING: Top Chinese general Xu Qiliang, a close ally of President Xi Jinping who was the former vice chair of the powerful Central Military Commission, died of illness at age 75 on Monday (Jun 2) in Beijing, state media reported. Xu served two consecutive terms on the Communist Party's highest milita
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Former Top Chinese General, Xi Ally Dies in Beijing
Xu Qiliang, a former Chinese air force general who once commanded China’s army, has died in Beijing at age 75, according to Chinese state media. Xu was the deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission between 2012 and 2022, overseeing the Chinese military force known as the People’s Liberation Army. Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping in 2012 had just become the top Party leader. Over the next few years, Xi initiated political and military re…
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